Marcel Bich (1914-1994) and his partner Edouard Buffard (1908-1996) manufacture fountain pens and mechanical pencils parts in Clichy (France). In 1950 Marcel Bich (1914-1994) and his partner Edouard Buffard (1908-1996) manufacture fountain pens and mechanical pencils parts in Clichy (France). Bic in the following years it will expand into new countries and markets creating and improving its products.