ESG Investor presentation: BIC Lighters Sustainable Development plan
December 16, 2021
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BIC LIGHTERS SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ESG investor presentation - François Clément-Grandcourt
17 December 2021
BIC LIGHTERS
Reliable and safe items for essential needs
LIGHTING A FLAME: AN ESSENTIAL NEED
FLAMES ANSWER PHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS
Cooking
Heating
Restaurant &
Relaxing
Leisure &
Catering
outdoor activities
Manual
Smoking
Birthday
Emergency
Spirituality
celebration
situations
workers
A LIGHTER IS THE BEST OPTION TO PRODUCE A FLAME
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FLAME USAGES: 86% OF ADULTS USE FLAMES DURING THE YEAR
Others
Gas oven
Gas
stove
Barbecue
Incense
TOTAL
FLAME
OCCASIONS
IN THE U.S
Birthday
candles
Others
Smoking
Barbecue
Bithday candles
candles
Incense
candles
Smoking
Gas oven
Gas
stove
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RELIABILITY : HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR A SIMPLE PRODUCT
Valve
Jet
Spark wheel
Fuel
Body
Valve body,
Jet & globe seal
Flint
Hood
Cheeks and sparkwheel wire
membrane & disk
Base
«Guard»
Ball
Flint spring
Fork spring
Fork
Fork & pusher
Long lasting high-performance products (up to 3,000 lights for BIC® Maxi) made with « just what's necessary » materials
Quality and safety : an absolute priority: all BIC® lighters meet or exceed the requirements of international safety standards
19 parts vs 30 for Asian lighters
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Bic is one the world leading manufacturers of stationery, lighters and razors. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- lighters (38%);
- stationery (37%): ballpoint pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, felt-tip pens, correction pens, erasers, permanent markers, glues, adhesive notepads, etc.;
- razors (24%);
- other (1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (30%), North America (39%), Latin America (20%), Middle East and Africa (7%), Oceania and Asia (4%).