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We need your opinion!How will this site thrive for the next billion internet users?[ Help with translations! ]closeBic (company)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBic BIC logo.svgType Société AnonymeTraded as Euronext: BBIndustry Consumer GoodsFounded Clichy, France (1945)Founder Marcel BichEdouard BuffardHeadquarters Clichy, FranceArea served WorldwideKey people Bruno Bich, ChairmanMario Guevara, CEORevenue Increase€1.5627 billion (2009)[1]Operating income Increase€216.0 million (2009)[1]Net income Increase€151.7 million (2009)[1]Total assets Increase€2.0291 billion (2009)[1]Total equity Increase€1.3040 billion (2009)[1]Number of employees Increase10,449 (2009)[1]Website BICWorld.comBic Cristal penA Bic cigarette lighterSociété Bic (commonly referred to just as Bic) is a company based in Clichy, France.[2] It is best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become known for making disposable consumer products such as lighters, razors, and printed paper products[3]Contents 1 Products 2 Ownership 3 United States subsidiary 4 Sponsorship 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksProductsIn 1970 Gillette purchased S. T. Dupont Paris whose principal product was luxury cigarette lighters. During this time Dupont explored the possibilities of marketing a disposable lighter, developing an inexpensive disposable lighter called Cricket, which it introduced in the United States in 1972. Later that year Bic was test marketing a disposable lighter that could provide 3,000 lights before wearing out; Bic introduced this lighter in 1973.[4]They, as well as the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen, are easily recognizable as a result of their importance in pop culture. As such, they are represented in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. The company competes in most markets against Faber-Castell, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Schwan-Stabilo.[5] The Bic pen, more specifically the Bic Cristal, was the company's first product.[6][7]OwnershipThe company went public in 1958 with a reverse merger into the older Waterman Pen Company of Seymour, Connecticut, in the United States, and later sold off the older operation.[8] The Bich family owns about 40 percent of Bic stock and controls 55% of its voting power.In June 2010, Bic sold its funeral products division to Prairie Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm.[9]United States subsidiaryAfter buying the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut in 1958, Bic needed a larger space for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation, so the headquarters was moved to nearby Milford, Connecticut, where it remained on a road eventually renamed "Bic Drive" until 2008, when the headquarters moved to Shelton, Connecticut. A cigarette lighter factory remains on the Milford site.[10]The company's U.S. subsidiary, BIC Corporation, accounts for more than half of the worldwide company's sales. Both Bruno Bich, the current chairman of the board, who rose through the ranks in the U.S. organization, and Mario Guevara, the current chief executive officer, worked in the American subsidiary for several years.[11]SponsorshipBic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaña.[12] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter",[13] which they have continued to do to the present day.[14]Bic also sponsored the Alain Prost–led Prost Grand Prix team in Formula One from 1997 to 2000.See also Eiffel tower.svgParis portal Factory 1b.svgCompanies portalNotes and referencesConsolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Notes to the consolidated financial statements. Auditor’s opinion. Pages 34, 50, 52–53."Legal Notice." Bic. Retrieved on 7 Febr
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Bic (company)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bic
TypeSocit Anonyme
TradedasEuronext:BB
IndustryConsumer Goods
FoundedClichy, France (1945)
FounderMarcel BichEdouard Buffard
HeadquartersClichy, France
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleBruno Bich, ChairmanMario Guevara, CEO
Revenue
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" \o "Euro" 1.5627billion (2009)[1]
Operating income216.0million (2009)[1]
Net income151.7million (2009)[1]
Total assets2.0291billion (2009)[1]
Total equity1.3040billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees10,449 (2009)[1]
WebsiteBICWorld.com
Bic Cristal pen
A Bic cigarette lighter
Socit Bic (commonly referred to just as Bic) is a company based in Clichy, France.[2] It is best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become known for making disposable consumer products such as lighters, razors, and printed paper products[3]Contents
1 Products 2 Ownership 3 United States subsidiary 4 Sponsorship 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksProductsIn 1970 Gillette purchased S. T. Dupont Paris whose principal product was luxury cigarette lighters. During this time Dupont explored the possibilities of marketing a disposable lighter, developing an inexpensive disposable lighter called Cricket, which it introduced in the United States in 1972. Later that year Bic was test marketing a disposable lighter that could provide 3,000 lights before wearing out; Bic introduced this lighter in 1973.[4]They, as well as the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen, are easily recognizable as a result of their importance in pop culture. As such, they are represented in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. The company competes in most markets against Faber-Castell, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Schwan-Stabilo.[5] The Bic pen, more specifically the Bic Cristal, was the company's first product.[6]
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_%28company%29" \l "cite_note-7" [7]OwnershipThe company went public in 1958 with a reverse merger into the older Waterman Pen Company of Seymour, Connecticut, in the United States, and later sold off the older operation.[8] The Bich family owns about 40 percent of Bic stock and controls 55% of its voting power.
In June 2010, Bic sold its funeral products division to Prairie Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm.[9]United States subsidiaryAfter buying the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut in 1958, Bic needed a larger space for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation, so the headquarters was moved to nearby Milford, Connecticut, where it remained on a road eventually renamed "Bic Drive" until 2008, when the headquarters moved to Shelton, Connecticut. A cigarette lighter factory remains on the Milford site.[10]The company's U.S. subsidiary, BIC Corporation, accounts for more than half of the worldwide company's sales. Both Bruno Bich, the current chairman of the board, who rose through the ranks in the U.S. organization, and Mario Guevara, the current chief executive officer, worked in the American subsidiary for several years.[11]SponsorshipBic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaa.[12] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter",[13] which they have continued to do to the present day.[14]Bic also sponsored the Alain Prostled Prost Grand Prix team in Formula One from 1997 to 2000.
See also
Paris portal
Companies portal
Notes and references Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Notes to the consolidated financial statements. Auditors opinion. Pages 34, 50, 5253.
"Legal Notice." Bic. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Head office: 14, rue Jeanne dAsnires 92611 Clichy cedex, France."
"Bic Graphic Website". BIC Graphic Company. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bic-corporation-history/
http://www.bicworld.com/en/press/press-detail/77/bic-lighter-on-show-at-moma
"BIC Corporation - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"History". Bicworld.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Friday, Mar. 17, 1967 (1967-03-17). "Corporations: Mightier than the Pencil". TIME. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"SmartMoney News". SmartMoney.com. 2002-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Web page titled "Milford Chamber Through the Years, 1954-2004", at the Milford Chamber of Commerce website, retrieved October 21, 2010; Dolan, Ryan, "BIC moves 350 to Shelton", Fairfield County Business Journal, March 3, 2008, retrieved October 27, 2010
Web page titled "Directors biographies" at the Bic World website, retrieved October 21, 2010
"Historic Overview Jacques Anquetil". www.CyclingRanking.com. 1934-01-08. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"BIC Official Supporter of the Tour de France". bicworld.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
1. "Bic: official supplier of le Tour de France". Facebook. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-19.External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to BIC.
BIC WorldCompany website
Socit BIC Company ProfileYahoo! Finance BICSurf BIC watersports BIC Everyday website for students, teachers and parents BIC Graphic USA[show]
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Bic (company)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bic
TypeSocit Anonyme
TradedasEuronext:BB
IndustryConsumer Goods
FoundedClichy, France (1945)
FounderMarcel BichEdouard Buffard
HeadquartersClichy, France
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleBruno Bich, ChairmanMario Guevara, CEO
Revenue
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" \o "Euro" 1.5627billion (2009)[1]
Operating income216.0million (2009)[1]
Net income151.7million (2009)[1]
Total assets2.0291billion (2009)[1]
Total equity1.3040billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees10,449 (2009)[1]
WebsiteBICWorld.com
Bic Cristal pen
A Bic cigarette lighter
Socit Bic (commonly referred to just as Bic) is a company based in Clichy, France.[2] It is best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become known for making disposable consumer products such as lighters, razors, and printed paper products[3]Contents
1 Products 2 Ownership 3 United States subsidiary 4 Sponsorship 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksProductsIn 1970 Gillette purchased S. T. Dupont Paris whose principal product was luxury cigarette lighters. During this time Dupont explored the possibilities of marketing a disposable lighter, developing an inexpensive disposable lighter called Cricket, which it introduced in the United States in 1972. Later that year Bic was test marketing a disposable lighter that could provide 3,000 lights before wearing out; Bic introduced this lighter in 1973.[4]They, as well as the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen, are easily recognizable as a result of their importance in pop culture. As such, they are represented in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. The company competes in most markets against Faber-Castell, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Schwan-Stabilo.[5] The Bic pen, more specifically the Bic Cristal, was the company's first product.[6]
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_%28company%29" \l "cite_note-7" [7]OwnershipThe company went public in 1958 with a reverse merger into the older Waterman Pen Company of Seymour, Connecticut, in the United States, and later sold off the older operation.[8] The Bich family owns about 40 percent of Bic stock and controls 55% of its voting power.
In June 2010, Bic sold its funeral products division to Prairie Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm.[9]United States subsidiaryAfter buying the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut in 1958, Bic needed a larger space for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation, so the headquarters was moved to nearby Milford, Connecticut, where it remained on a road eventually renamed "Bic Drive" until 2008, when the headquarters moved to Shelton, Connecticut. A cigarette lighter factory remains on the Milford site.[10]The company's U.S. subsidiary, BIC Corporation, accounts for more than half of the worldwide company's sales. Both Bruno Bich, the current chairman of the board, who rose through the ranks in the U.S. organization, and Mario Guevara, the current chief executive officer, worked in the American subsidiary for several years.[11]SponsorshipBic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaa.[12] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter",[13] which they have continued to do to the present day.[14]Bic also sponsored the Alain Prostled Prost Grand Prix team in Formula One from 1997 to 2000.
See also
Paris portal
Companies portal
Notes and references Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Notes to the consolidated financial statements. Auditors opinion. Pages 34, 50, 5253.
"Legal Notice." Bic. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Head office: 14, rue Jeanne dAsnires 92611 Clichy cedex, France."
"Bic Graphic Website". BIC Graphic Company. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bic-corporation-history/
http://www.bicworld.com/en/press/press-detail/77/bic-lighter-on-show-at-moma
"BIC Corporation - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"History". Bicworld.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Friday, Mar. 17, 1967 (1967-03-17). "Corporations: Mightier than the Pencil". TIME. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"SmartMoney News". SmartMoney.com. 2002-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Web page titled "Milford Chamber Through the Years, 1954-2004", at the Milford Chamber of Commerce website, retrieved October 21, 2010; Dolan, Ryan, "BIC moves 350 to Shelton", Fairfield County Business Journal, March 3, 2008, retrieved October 27, 2010
Web page titled "Directors biographies" at the Bic World website, retrieved October 21, 2010
"Historic Overview Jacques Anquetil". www.CyclingRanking.com. 1934-01-08. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"BIC Official Supporter of the Tour de France". bicworld.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
1. "Bic: official supplier of le Tour de France". Facebook. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-19.External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to BIC.
BIC WorldCompany website
Socit BIC Company ProfileYahoo! Finance BICSurf BIC watersports BIC Everyday website for students, teachers and parents BIC Graphic USA[show]
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Bic (company)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bic
TypeSocit Anonyme
TradedasEuronext:BB
IndustryConsumer Goods
FoundedClichy, France (1945)
FounderMarcel BichEdouard Buffard
HeadquartersClichy, France
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleBruno Bich, ChairmanMario Guevara, CEO
Revenue
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" \o "Euro" 1.5627billion (2009)[1]
Operating income216.0million (2009)[1]
Net income151.7million (2009)[1]
Total assets2.0291billion (2009)[1]
Total equity1.3040billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees10,449 (2009)[1]
WebsiteBICWorld.com
Bic Cristal pen
A Bic cigarette lighter
Socit Bic (commonly referred to just as Bic) is a company based in Clichy, France.[2] It is best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become known for making disposable consumer products such as lighters, razors, and printed paper products[3]Contents
1 Products 2 Ownership 3 United States subsidiary 4 Sponsorship 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksProductsIn 1970 Gillette purchased S. T. Dupont Paris whose principal product was luxury cigarette lighters. During this time Dupont explored the possibilities of marketing a disposable lighter, developing an inexpensive disposable lighter called Cricket, which it introduced in the United States in 1972. Later that year Bic was test marketing a disposable lighter that could provide 3,000 lights before wearing out; Bic introduced this lighter in 1973.[4]They, as well as the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen, are easily recognizable as a result of their importance in pop culture. As such, they are represented in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. The company competes in most markets against Faber-Castell, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Schwan-Stabilo.[5] The Bic pen, more specifically the Bic Cristal, was the company's first product.[6]
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_%28company%29" \l "cite_note-7" [7]OwnershipThe company went public in 1958 with a reverse merger into the older Waterman Pen Company of Seymour, Connecticut, in the United States, and later sold off the older operation.[8] The Bich family owns about 40 percent of Bic stock and controls 55% of its voting power.
In June 2010, Bic sold its funeral products division to Prairie Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm.[9]United States subsidiaryAfter buying the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut in 1958, Bic needed a larger space for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation, so the headquarters was moved to nearby Milford, Connecticut, where it remained on a road eventually renamed "Bic Drive" until 2008, when the headquarters moved to Shelton, Connecticut. A cigarette lighter factory remains on the Milford site.[10]The company's U.S. subsidiary, BIC Corporation, accounts for more than half of the worldwide company's sales. Both Bruno Bich, the current chairman of the board, who rose through the ranks in the U.S. organization, and Mario Guevara, the current chief executive officer, worked in the American subsidiary for several years.[11]SponsorshipBic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaa.[12] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter",[13] which they have continued to do to the present day.[14]Bic also sponsored the Alain Prostled Prost Grand Prix team in Formula One from 1997 to 2000.
See also
Paris portal
Companies portal
Notes and references Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Notes to the consolidated financial statements. Auditors opinion. Pages 34, 50, 5253.
"Legal Notice." Bic. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Head office: 14, rue Jeanne dAsnires 92611 Clichy cedex, France."
"Bic Graphic Website". BIC Graphic Company. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bic-corporation-history/
http://www.bicworld.com/en/press/press-detail/77/bic-lighter-on-show-at-moma
"BIC Corporation - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"History". Bicworld.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Friday, Mar. 17, 1967 (1967-03-17). "Corporations: Mightier than the Pencil". TIME. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"SmartMoney News". SmartMoney.com. 2002-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Web page titled "Milford Chamber Through the Years, 1954-2004", at the Milford Chamber of Commerce website, retrieved October 21, 2010; Dolan, Ryan, "BIC moves 350 to Shelton", Fairfield County Business Journal, March 3, 2008, retrieved October 27, 2010
Web page titled "Directors biographies" at the Bic World website, retrieved October 21, 2010
"Historic Overview Jacques Anquetil". www.CyclingRanking.com. 1934-01-08. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"BIC Official Supporter of the Tour de France". bicworld.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
1. "Bic: official supplier of le Tour de France". Facebook. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-19.External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to BIC.
BIC WorldCompany website
Socit BIC Company ProfileYahoo! Finance BICSurf BIC watersports BIC Everyday website for students, teachers and parents BIC Graphic USA[show]
v t e
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Bic (company)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bic
TypeSocit Anonyme
TradedasEuronext:BB
IndustryConsumer Goods
FoundedClichy, France (1945)
FounderMarcel BichEdouard Buffard
HeadquartersClichy, France
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleBruno Bich, ChairmanMario Guevara, CEO
Revenue
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" \o "Euro" 1.5627billion (2009)[1]
Operating income216.0million (2009)[1]
Net income151.7million (2009)[1]
Total assets2.0291billion (2009)[1]
Total equity1.3040billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees10,449 (2009)[1]
WebsiteBICWorld.com
Bic Cristal pen
A Bic cigarette lighter
Socit Bic (commonly referred to just as Bic) is a company based in Clichy, France.[2] It is best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become known for making disposable consumer products such as lighters, razors, and printed paper products[3]Contents
1 Products 2 Ownership 3 United States subsidiary 4 Sponsorship 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksProductsIn 1970 Gillette purchased S. T. Dupont Paris whose principal product was luxury cigarette lighters. During this time Dupont explored the possibilities of marketing a disposable lighter, developing an inexpensive disposable lighter called Cricket, which it introduced in the United States in 1972. Later that year Bic was test marketing a disposable lighter that could provide 3,000 lights before wearing out; Bic introduced this lighter in 1973.[4]They, as well as the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen, are easily recognizable as a result of their importance in pop culture. As such, they are represented in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. The company competes in most markets against Faber-Castell, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Schwan-Stabilo.[5] The Bic pen, more specifically the Bic Cristal, was the company's first product.[6]
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_%28company%29" \l "cite_note-7" [7]OwnershipThe company went public in 1958 with a reverse merger into the older Waterman Pen Company of Seymour, Connecticut, in the United States, and later sold off the older operation.[8] The Bich family owns about 40 percent of Bic stock and controls 55% of its voting power.
In June 2010, Bic sold its funeral products division to Prairie Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm.[9]United States subsidiaryAfter buying the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut in 1958, Bic needed a larger space for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation, so the headquarters was moved to nearby Milford, Connecticut, where it remained on a road eventually renamed "Bic Drive" until 2008, when the headquarters moved to Shelton, Connecticut. A cigarette lighter factory remains on the Milford site.[10]The company's U.S. subsidiary, BIC Corporation, accounts for more than half of the worldwide company's sales. Both Bruno Bich, the current chairman of the board, who rose through the ranks in the U.S. organization, and Mario Guevara, the current chief executive officer, worked in the American subsidiary for several years.[11]SponsorshipBic sponsored a professional cycling team in the 1960s led by Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaa.[12] The company began sponsoring the Tour again in 2011 as an "official supporter",[13] which they have continued to do to the present day.[14]Bic also sponsored the Alain Prostled Prost Grand Prix team in Formula One from 1997 to 2000.
See also
Paris portal
Companies portal
Notes and references Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Notes to the consolidated financial statements. Auditors opinion. Pages 34, 50, 5253.
"Legal Notice." Bic. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Head office: 14, rue Jeanne dAsnires 92611 Clichy cedex, France."
"Bic Graphic Website". BIC Graphic Company. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/bic-corporation-history/
http://www.bicworld.com/en/press/press-detail/77/bic-lighter-on-show-at-moma
"BIC Corporation - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"History". Bicworld.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Friday, Mar. 17, 1967 (1967-03-17). "Corporations: Mightier than the Pencil". TIME. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"SmartMoney News". SmartMoney.com. 2002-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
Web page titled "Milford Chamber Through the Years, 1954-2004", at the Milford Chamber of Commerce website, retrieved October 21, 2010; Dolan, Ryan, "BIC moves 350 to Shelton", Fairfield County Business Journal, March 3, 2008, retrieved October 27, 2010
Web page titled "Directors biographies" at the Bic World website, retrieved October 21, 2010
"Historic Overview Jacques Anquetil". www.CyclingRanking.com. 1934-01-08. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
"BIC Official Supporter of the Tour de France". bicworld.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
1. "Bic: official supplier of le Tour de France". Facebook. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-19.External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to BIC.
BIC WorldCompany website
Socit BIC Company ProfileYahoo! Finance BICSurf BIC watersports BIC Everyday website for students, teachers and parents BIC Graphic USA[show]
v t e
CAC Mid 60 companies of France (June 2012)
[show]
v t eFountain pen manufacturers by country
Categories:
CAC Mid 60 Cigarette lighter brands Companies established in 1945 Companies of France Fountain pen and ink manufacturers French brands Manufacturing companies Writing implementsNavigation menu
Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View historyTop of Form
Bottom of Form
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
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Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact pageTools
What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this pagePrint/export
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