In 2018, Centquatre-Paris featured a Bic exhibition, which included 150 works created with the Bic collection. The exhibition included works from works by Alberto Giacometti, René Magritte and Fernand Léger, Martin Parr and Mamadou Cissé. [55] [56]

Promotional BIC® Pens come in a wide variety of styles and designs. There’s a type of BIC® pen to suit every brand, budget, and occasion, from customer service counters to office supply cabinets, special events, and direct mail campaigns. Custom BIC® Clic Pens The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic pen) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It was introduced in 1950 and is the best-selling pen in the world, with the 100 billionth sold in September 2006. It has become the archetypal ballpoint pen and is considered ubiquitous, [1] to the extent that the Museum of Modern Art has made it a permanent part of its collection. Its hexagonal form and design mimics a standard pencil and it is sold in six types of point and 18 colours around the world. a b c d Fletcher, Alan, ed. (2006). Phaidon Design Classics – Volume 2 (1. publ.ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 0-7148-4399-7.Bic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s, led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaña. [51] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter", [52] which they have continued to do to the present day. [ citation needed] Among the eco-friendly products introduced in 2021 as part of the BIC ReVolution product line includes three ballpoint pen products, including one made of 73% recycled ocean plastic, [29] mechanical pencils made of 65% recycled plastic, [30] permanent markers made of 51% recycled plastic, as well as correction tape made of 56% recycled plastic. [29]

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BIC Official Supporter of the Tour de France". Bicworld.com. 15 June 2012 . Retrieved 19 August 2014. In December 2015, BIC acquired 100 percent ownership in Cello Writing, India, and the company was renamed as "BIC Cello (India)". [21] Cello was founded in 1995 and, as of December 2015, is India's largest manufacturer and distributor of writing instruments. [22] In 2019 BIC inaugurated a new facility located in Nairobi, Kenya, which serves the East Africa region. [23] As of May 2021, BIC has over 25 factories around the world. [5] BIC's global headquarters remains in Clichy, outside of Paris, France. Its U.S. headquarters are in Shelton, Connecticut. [24] a b c Holbrook, Emily (26 September 2022). "BIC Joins 1% for the Planet". Environment+Energy Leader . Retrieved 15 September 2023.