Bic

Summary

Bic is a manufacturer^[1]. Bic ranks in the top 5% of manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bic's field of work was pulp and paper industry^[3].
• Bic is in the country of France^[4].
• Bic's image is recorded as 03-BICcristal2008-03-26.jpg^[5].
• Bic's instance of is recorded as manufacturer^[6].
• Bic's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Bic's founder is recorded as Marcel Bich^[8].
• Bic's logo image is recorded as Bic logo.svg^[9].
• Bic's headquarters location is recorded as Clichy^[10].
• Bic's headquarters location is recorded as Paris^[11].
• Bic's headquarters location is recorded as Clichy^[12].
• Bic's ISNI is recorded as 0000000087251873^[13].
• Bic's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126613936^[14].
• Bic's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002042662^[15].
• Bic's child organization or unit is recorded as Sheaffer^[16].
• Bic's child organization or unit is recorded as BIC (United States)^[17].
• Bic's Commons category is recorded as Bic (company)^[18].
• Bic's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[19].
• Bic's industry is recorded as wholesale trade (business-to-business) of other household goods^[20].
• +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bic^[21].
• Bic's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fjwfl^[22].
• Bic's location of formation is recorded as Clichy^[23].
• Bic's mascot is recorded as Q138707606^[24].
• Bic's official website is recorded as https://bic.com/^[25].
• Bic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bic (company)^[26].
• Bic's Commons gallery is recorded as Bic^[27].

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Founding

Bic's founder is recorded as Marcel Bich^[8]. +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bic^[21]. Bic's location of formation is recorded as Clichy^[23].

Identity

Bic's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SOCIETE BIC'}^[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Clichy^[10], a commune of France^[29], in France^[30] and Paris^[11], a commune of France^[31], in France^[32], founded in -0300^[33]. Subsidiaries include Sheaffer^[16], a business^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1912^[36], headquartered in Shelton^[37] and BIC (United States)^[17].

Industry

Bic's industry is recorded as wholesale trade (business-to-business) of other household goods^[20]. Bic's field of work was pulp and paper industry^[3].

Ownership

Bic's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[19]. Products include ballpoint pen^[38], disposable razor^[39], lighter^[40], cartridge safety razor^[41], BIC lighter^[42], and BIC razor^[43].

Why It Matters

Bic ranks in the top 5% of manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month).^[2] Bic has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Bic is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]