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1950 | |
The famous BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen. |
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1956 | |
BIC® M10 Clic™ retractable ball pen. |
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1959 | |
Swedish ball pen company Ballograf® is acquired. |
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1961 | |
New Tungsten Carbide ballpoint and BIC® Orange Fine. |
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1965 | |
Authorisation to use the ballpoint pen in the French schools. |
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1970 | |
BIC® 4-Color™. |
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1979 | |
Conte® (French pencils and felt pens) acquisition. |
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1980 | |
BIC® Roller. |
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1982 | |
BIC® Biro (Round Stic) pen is launched, one of the best selling pens in North America. |
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1988 | |
BIC® Matic Mechanical pencil, number 1 selling mechanical pencil in the United States. |
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1991 | |
BIC introduces fashion pens. |
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1992 | |
Wite Out™ (US correction products) acquisition. |
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1993 | |
BIC® Softfeel ball pens and Conte® Evolution pencil. |
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1997 | |
Tipp Ex® (European manufacturer of correction products) and Sheaffer® (American Manufacturer of fountain pens) acquisition. |
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1998 | |
BIC® NS Fine Ball Pen with tropical ink. |
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1999 | |
Various added value ball pens with grips. |
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2000 | |
BIC® Exact Tip Free Ink Roller and BIC® Intensity Gel Ink Roller. |
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2001 | |
BIC® Cristal Pocket, BIC® Technolight Pocket Highlighter, Tipp Ex® Shake’n Squeeze Correction Pen. |
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2002 | |
BIC® Cristal® Grip and Velocity® ballpoint pens; BIC®Z4™, Grip Roller, Intensity™ Pastel, Intensity™ Metallic, Intensity™ Fluo and Intensity™ Clic rollers; Conte Evolution® Triangle Color Pencil; Tipp-Ex®/BIC® Wite-Out® Exact Liner™ correction tape. The BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen enters the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art of New York (MOMA), at the Department of Architecture and Design. |
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2003 | |
BIC® Cristal Pocket Scents, Orange™ Grip and BU2™ ballpoint pens; BIC® Cristal® Gel and Velocity® rollers; BIC® Matic Fun and Atlantis™ Pencil mechanical pencils; BIC® Z4™ highlighter; BIC® Permanent Grip permanent marker; Conte Evolution® Triangle graphite pencil; Tipp-Ex®/Wite-Out® Micro Tape correction tape |
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2004 | |
New stationery products with a more contemporary design, like the Atlantis™ Stic ballpoint pen and the Round Stic Grip™ mechanical pencil; BIC® Permanent Grip CD marker; BIC® Velleda® Grip dry wipe marker; Disney Magic Artist BIC® full range of coloring products. Conté® coloring products are progressively commercialized under BIC® Kids brand. Side dispenser Tipp-Ex® Correction Tape. Acquisition of Stypen, French manufacturer of quality fountain pens, and acquisition of Kosaido, BIC distributor in Japan. Sale of Ballograf business. |
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2005 | |
BIC has sold its hundred millionth ballpoint pen. BIC introduces the premium range of writing instruments, BIC® Select, with a metal bodies. BIC® Kids Mini Kid Couleur coloring felt pen. |
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2006 | |
BIC launches a two-in-one ballpoint and highlighter, called Duo™ in the United States and Briefing™ in Europe, as well as Easy Clic™, an ingenious fountain pen for children that is easy and fun to use, and cleaner as well. A wide range of school fountain pens, classic or with decor, some of them licensed, is commercialized under BIC® brand, while a modern and luxurious fountain pen line is commercialized under Stypen® brand. Permanent markers with fashionable colors, BIC® Marking Color. The correction segment innovates with Tipp-Ex® Speedy™/Wite-Out® BigWheel™, the first correction tape with training wheels, and Delete’O™, a correction tape designed for a perfect handling. |
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2007 | |
New products are turned out: BIC® Easy Clic™ roller, BIC® Cristal® Fun and BIC® Cristal® Decor ballpoint pens, BIC® Reaction and Velocity® Stic gel pens, BIC™ Matic mini mechanical pencil, with or without grip and Tipp-Ex® Clic Liner™ correction tape. |
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