Bic Cristal [SEP] manufacturer
Bic Cristal
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 December 1950 and is the best selling pen in the world – the 100 billionth was sold in September 2006. It has become the archetypal ballpoint pen and is considered ubiquitous, to the extent that the Museum of Modern Art has made it a permanent part of its
has become a target for counterfeiters, especially from the Far East and in particular from China. Their pens are manufactured at a cheaper price and made to appear similar to the original. One Kenyan pen manufacturer reportedly lost (approx. $1.3 million USD at 2009 exchange rate) to fake copies, forcing them to negotiate cheaper licensing from Bic.
Spin-offs.
Spin-offs Bic Cristal for Her.
In 2012, Bic marketed a spin-off product named the "Bic Cristal for Her". The