Comparing the BIC Intensity Fineliner to the Paper Mate Flair For anyone who loves writing by hand, there’s nothing like a good pen to give their penmanship a little boost. Though cursive han… ...

Paper Mate has introduced a line of biodegradable pens and pencils that feature components that break down in soil or home compost in the space of a year.

In six years Frawley sold 51 million pens, captured 80% of the ball-point-pen market, and made Paper-Mate one of the largest U.S. pen manufacturers. Last week Pat Frawley cashed in on his penmanship.

Paper Mate Flair pens have more point sizes than BIC Intensity Fineliner pens, though they both share the very fine 0.4-millimeter size.