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Our Legacy







                                                         1978                                   1997




                                                        “4 francs, 7 BIC                        BIC® appears
                                                        razors. The                             in Formula 1 by
                                                        economy counts”,                        sponsoring Alain
                                                        says Raymond         1995               Prost.
                                                        Poulidor in
                                                        a humorous
                                                        commercial for the
                                                        French market.                          BIC® launches a
                                                                            Expansion of
                                                                            BIC Graphic’s       campaign in Greece
                                                                            advertising printing   with pictures by
                                                         1990s              business in Europe,   Oliviero Toscani.
                                                                            centralising all
                                                                            its customisation
                                                         1991               operations for
                                                                            writing instruments
                                                                            and lighters in     2010s
                                                                            Tarragona, Spain.
                                                                            Consolidation of
                                                         “La machine a      Eastern and Central
                                                        écrire”, advertising   European market  2011
                                                        for Belgian market.


                                                                                                Partnership in
                                                                                                Europe with
                                                                                                Terracycle for
                                                                                                collecting used
                                                                                                writing instruments.















                                                                                                2020s



                                                                                                2020



                                                                                                Acquisition of
                                                                                                Rocketbook®, a
                                                                                                brand of smart
                                                                                                reusable notebooks.
                                                                                                Acquisition of
                                                                                                DJEEP®, a French
                                                                                                brand of lighters.


                                                                              The BIC ballpoint
                                                                               turns and turns,
                                                                                 designed by
                                                                               Savignac, 1952.





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