The French entrepreneur is best remembered for making a fortune selling ballpoint pens, disposable lighters and razors.

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In a way, then, these things will be like very expensive ballpoint pens, the kind often handed out as promotional items.

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His act of thinking is often punctuated by the clicks of three different-colored ballpoint pens that he rotates through his fingers.

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In Kenya, Interconsumer Brands is rivalled only by Tiger Haco Industries, a leading manufacturer of body lotions, hair products, ballpoint pens and food products.

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Linters are also used in the production of cellulose and viscose, which turns up in toothbrushes, ballpoint pens, picnic cups, and almost any item made of hard plastic.

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In 1951, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad branched out beyond the basic business of mail-order Christmas tree decorations, ballpoint pens and bird seeds and added a catalog-only furniture business.

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Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and computers.

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