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TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT FIRE SAFETY BIC's play safe! be safe!® program is helping communities teach fire safety skills to young children. Investors Investors Overview Key Figures Press Releases Presentations Publications Event Calendar Shareholders / AGM Analysts & Investors The BIC Share Regulated Information Investor Kit Governance Contacts ONCE UPON A TIME BIC is the story of a visionary man who revolutionized writing: Marcel Bich. ANNUAL REPORT Like any true innovation, BIC is made to last. Careers Careers Overview Working at BIC Our Job Functions Your Development Join Us INSIDE BIC Find out more about BIC, our products and our people. A GLOBAL PRESENCE A world leader in consumer goods. Newsroom Newsroom Overview News Releases Library LIBRARY Photos, videos and documents are available in our library. ANNUAL REPORT Like any true innovation, BIC is made to last. Click for locator Click to activate the search bar CLick to go to the social wall OUR HERITAGE, YOUR PASSION Our history timeline presents how BIC grew from humble beginnings to the iconic brand we are today. Passionate about being part of the daily lives of millions of consumers, BIC continues to make simple, inventive and reliable products for everyone, everywhere. ALL Company People Products 1944 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1965 1967 1969 1970 1972 1973 1975 1979 1981 1992 1993 1995 1997 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 - Any - Products People Company 1944 Marcel Bich and Edouard Buffard In 1944, Marcel Bich (1914-1994) buys a factory in Clichy, France, and sets up business with his partner, Édouard Buffard (1908-1996), as a maker of writing instruments parts. 1950 Birth of BIC® Cristal® Marcel Bich, believing in the potential for the ballpoint pen, adapts and improves the ballpoint invented by the Hungarian László Biró, and in December 1950, launches his own ballpoint pen in France under the BIC® brand, a shortened and more memorable version of his own name. The quality and affordable price of the BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen means that it is quickly adopted by an increasing number of consumers. 1951 BIC in Belgium BIC establishes a presence in Belgium, the first step outside France. 1952 Le Tour de France BIC participates in the Tour de France publicity caravan for the first time. Participation continues in 1953, 1954, 1955 and today! 1952 Successful advertising campaign BIC wins the French "Oscar de la publicité" with the "Elle court, elle court" advertising campaign drawn by famous French designer Raymond Savignac. 1953 Creation of Société BIC Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard create Société BIC to manufacture and distribute BIC® ballpoint pens. Pagination LOAD MORE YOUTUBE BIC ON BFM BUSINESS TV LEARN MORE Learn more about the BIC Group by watching a segment originally broadcast on French TV station BFM Business. OUR COMMITMENTS U.S. CHARITABLE GIVING AND COMMUNITY CARE LEARN MORE BIC is committed to supporting organizations that improve our local communities. ABOUT US OUR AMERICAN WORKFORCE LEARN MORE When you choose a BIC® product, you're investing in our dedicated American workforce. LOCAL PRODUCTS LOCAL PRODUCTS LEARN MORE U.S. workers made, assembled and/or packaged 1.8B BIC products in 2016 INSTAGRAM BIC IN PICTURES LEARN MORE Follow us to see more BIC photos and videos. OUR COMMITMENTS WE BELIEVE IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE LEARN MORE And we know the approach we take to making our products matters. 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