- Business
- Société BIC S.A. manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer products focused on stationery, lighters, shavers, and related items worldwide. The company offers ballpoint pens including the iconic Cristal and 4-Color models; coloring felt pens, markers, and correction products such as Tipp-Ex and Wite-Out; mechanical pencils and BIC Kids educational stationery; disposable lighters under BIC and Djeep brands; shavers including BIC Flex, Soleil, and EZ Reach lines; as well as promotional items, printed paper products, and innovative offerings like BodyMark temporary tattoos, Inkbox semi-permanent tattoos, Rocketbook reusable notebooks, and Tangle Teezer detangling hairbrushes. BIC operates in over 160 countries with manufacturing facilities in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia; employs more than 14,000 people; and is headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, where it was founded in 1945.
In recent developments, BIC acquired Tangle Teezer, a premium detangling haircare company, for approximately €200 million in December 2024, expanding into the high-growth personal grooming segment with the UK market leader boasting over €70 million in 2024 net sales. The company announced the divestiture of its Cello stationery operations in India to a consortium led by Authum Investment & Infrastructure Limited in 2025, following a strategic review citing misalignment with growth aspirations, with the transaction expected to close by year-end without material impact on 2025 sales or EBIT. Additionally, BIC launched new EZ Reach lighters in partnership with Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, reinforcing its consumer-focused innovation strategy amid stable Q3 2025 net sales of €519 million.