One former convenience store employee and current actor and puppeteer is advising against using BIC lighters to do any of the above, especially for smoking, because of a residue he suggests is left ...

In 1944, Marcel Bich, a young Frenchman who had just finished serving in World War II, needed a job. He found work at a stationary wholesaler selling ink pots and quills. At the time, the ballpoint ...

The Bic Corp. is facing mounting lawsuits on behalf of people who have been burned — and in some cases killed — by fires they say were caused by defects in the company’s disposable butane lighters.

SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BIC, a world leader in manufacturing safe, high-quality lighters, unveiled its inaugural Lighter Safety Report drawing attention to a concerning influx of ...

Shelton-based lighter manufacturer BIC has acquired Djeep, a French company which makes high-end lighters, for $44.9 million. The move is expected to strengthen BIC’s position in the European market.

In 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared photographs of what appeared to be a promotional campaign for Bic lighters, featuring lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart and rapper and ...

It's not the first time the company have made an embarrassing blunder when it comes to making its products 'gender specific' BIC has come under fire from customers for flogging “sexist” pink lighters ...