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Société BIC Company Profile
You can flick a BIC; you can write with a BIC; you can even shave with a BIC. Société BIC, the French consumer products company, makes the ubiquitous lighters, pens, and shavers. BIC sells its products in more than 160 countries. Its primary retail outlets include stationery stores, tobacco shops, drug stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and office supply stores. BIC also makes and surfboards and wakeboards through its BIC Sport division. Its BIC Graphic subsidiary imprints customer advertising on BIC products, such as pens and lighters. Founder Baron Marcel Bich launched the BIC ballpoint pen in 1949. The Bich family owns about 40% of BIC's stock and controls more than 55% of its voting power.
Contact Information
Address: 14 rue Jeanne d'Asnières
92611 Clichy Cedex, France
Phone:+33-1-45-19-52-26
Fax:+33-1-45-19-52-99
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Key People
Chairman: Bruno Bich
CEO and Director: Mario Guevara
CFO: Jim DiPietro
Industry Information
Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Office Supplies
Top Competitors
Faber-Castell AG
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (nwl)
The Procter & Gamble Company (pg)
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