Who owns BIC Cristal?
BIC Cristal is owned by BIC (France, EPA: BB).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Société BIC S.A. Universal Registration Document 2025, 25 March 2026 (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Société BIC S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Clichy
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1950
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Writing instruments & office
- Parent ticker
- EPA: BB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BIC Cristal
The BIC Cristal launched in 1950 and is the best-selling pen in history, with more than a hundred billion made. Its hexagonal barrel is modelled on a pencil, and the hole in the side equalises air pressure so the ink flows.
Ownership timeline of BIC Cristal
Where BIC Cristal sits in BIC
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by BIC
BIC controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- BIC Lighter (1973)
Other brands in writing instruments & office, and who owns them
The 69 brands in writing instruments & office on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is F.I.L.A., with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arches | F.I.L.A. | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Acroball | Pilot | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Hasbro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Girl | Mattel | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Creepy Crawlers | JAKKS Pacific | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flair | Flair | 🇮🇳 India |
| Éxito | Ledesma | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Colokit | Thien Long Group | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
About the owner: BIC
BIC is a publicly listed company headquartered in Clichy, France, founded in 1945. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: BB.
BIC was founded in 1945 by Marcel Bich, who bought the patent for the ballpoint pen and made it cheap enough to throw away. The company applied the same logic to lighters and razors, and the founding family still controls it.
🇫🇷 BIC Cristal and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BIC Cristal is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BIC Cristal?
The parent company of BIC Cristal is BIC, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is BIC Cristal French?
Yes. BIC Cristal originated in France in 1950 and its owner, BIC, is also headquartered in France.
Is BIC Cristal still owned by BIC?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, BIC Cristal is still owned by BIC. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Société BIC S.A. Universal Registration Document 2025 — Société BIC S.A., Annual report, published 25 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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