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BIC

Headquarters : 14 rue Jeanne d'Asnieres 92611 Clichy France France

web www.bic.fr tel. 01-45-19-52-00 analytics

Brands

name

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Atchison Products

BIC

, BIC Kids

Cello Pens (40%), Conté

Norwood Promotional Products, Norwood Promotional Products

, Stypen

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Offshore 5 Sales 1 Bn $.€ /year Infocom 1

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shareholder

country

source

Amvescap plc

6,6

Boursier.com

Bich (famille)

43,5

Les Echos

CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)

5,1

Les Echos

Oppenheimer Capital

5,5

Boursier.com

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year

business

source

2003

BIC vend 7,3% of the Razors purchased in France.

Les Echos

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country

address & contact : production type

incentive source

Argentina

BIC Argentina SA :

Brazil

Pimaco : Production, Etiquettes adhésives

Les Echos

Brazil

Tecnocerio SA :

China

: usine de stylos

Le Figaro

Colombia

Industria y Comercio BIC de Colombia SA :

Ecuador

BIC Ecuador SA :

Guatemala

BIC de Guatemala SA :

India

Cello Pens (40%), leader indien des stylos : Production, stylos

Les Echos

Ireland

BIC Ireland Ltd :

Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)

Malaysia

Konig Plastik Sdn Bhd :

Mexico

No Sabe Fallar SA de CV :

Philippines

BIC Philippines Inc :

BIC Polska :

BIC Puerto Rico SA :

BIC CIS :

BIC A&T Singapore Pte Ltd :

Switzerland

Société BIC (Suisse) SA :

Uruguay

BIC Uruguay SA :

Venezuela

BIC de Venezuela SA :

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Executives (5)

Labor conditions (6)

Environmental impact

Human impact

year

name

photo position; compensation

source

1999Bich, Bruno

Chief Executive Officer;

1999Bich, François

Director;

1999Poinsot, Marie-Henriette

Director;

1999Treuille, Antoine

Director;

1999Winter, Raymond

Director;

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» Highest paid executives in 2007

year

employees

social impact : country

source

2009

-600

Internal restructuring: BIC cuts 7% of its global workforce and restructures its factories of Tarragona, in Spain, and in the United States.:

Les Echos

2008

-33

Closure/Bankruptcy: BIC closes the Stypen factory in Joigny, Yonne, approximately half of the employees will be offered jobs in other factories of the group.: France

Les Echos

2005

The group closed 23 factories out of 46 since 1997.:

Le Figaro

2004

-40

Closure/Bankruptcy: Sweden

Les Echos

2003

8706

1998

9770

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» Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007

year

employees

social impact : country

source

6 informations, access to subscribers

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» Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007

Financials (8)

Lobbying & corruption

Subsidy

Advertising & marketing (4)

year

sales

income

buyback

source

2006

1,45

0,17

billion Eu€

2004

1,39

0,1

billion Eu€

Challenges

2003

1,36

0,11

billion Eu€

2002

1,49

0,13

billion Eu€

2001

1,53

0,26

billion Eu€

2001

4,86

million shares

Les Echos

2000

1,53

0,12

billion Eu€

1999

1,33

0,1

billion Eu€

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» Financial delinquency in 2007

year

financial misdemeanor

sales

income

assets

buyback

source

8 informations, access to subscribers

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» Financial delinquency in 2007

year

dubious practice : image

source

2005

Arguable partnership: Achat au cours de mois de janvier d’un produits du groupe Bic entraînera le reversement automatique de 0,10€ à l’association "L’enfant à l’hôpital": value: Humanitaire;

1995

slogan: 2 lames pour nous les femmes.;

1991

slogan: Bic, pour ne pas jeter l'argent par les fenêtres.;

1975

slogan: Ne changez plus de lame, changez de rasoir;

Challenges

» More ads and public relations campaign from BIC
» Dubious practices in 2007