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BIC®, the Writing Instruments Expert

BIC® is a worldwide recognised brand for writing instruments

More than 100 billion BIC® Ballpoint pens sold since 1950*.
Every day**, consumers choose to buy more than 18,5 million BIC ® stationery products.

Most of BIC Graphic's writing Instruments are manufactured in our factories.
The BIC Group has an integrated production process. The company designs and develops much of its own machinery and masters all the latest manufacturing technologies.
Rigorous Quality control systems, an average of 20 tests are performed in each WI product that is manufactured in-house.

Since 1950, BIC Group has always kept investigating the most advanced techniques to achieve the best and the most exclusive inks.
Ballpens are defined as products able to lay a writing fluid on paper via a rotable ball. They are divided in 3 categories.

Ball Point pens, that have viscous ink
Roller Ball pens, that contain liquid ink
Gel pens, that have coagulated ink when motionless but liquid ink when stressed.

*Source: international studies

**Base: 365 days

BIC®, the Lighters Expert

Over 40 years, BIC Group has manufactured more than 30 billion lighters*.
Each day** around the world, consumers choose to buy 4,1 million BIC lighters.

Since a ligther is a flammable gas tank under pressure and a flame generator, it must comply with safety regulations in force and safety happens to be BIC's number one priority.

BIC® lighters offer up to twice the lights than other flint lighters of the same format.
100% of BIC® pocket lighters are made in our own factories with state-of-the-art mass assembly equipment.
All BIC® pocket lighters meet or exceed the International safety standards ISO 9944 specifications.
All BIC® lighters sold in the EU are conform to the EN 13869 Child Resistance regulation. A Child-resistant lighter is a lighter that at least 85% of children under the age of 51 months cannot operate.