Clipper es la marca de un tipo de encendedor de gas butano que nace en Barcelona en 1970, por un diseño de Enric Sardà y fabricado por Flamagas S.A, marca fundada en 1959. Se estima que en 2011 se producían unos 200 millones de unidades al año, la mayoría en una fábrica cerca de Barcelona, y el resto en Chennai (India) y en Shanghái (China) entre otros lugares del mundo.1

Clipper is the brand name of a type of refillable butane lighter, designed by Enric Sardà and owned by Flamagas S.A. since 1959.

The lighters are mostly produced in Barcelona, with others manufactured in Chennai and Shanghai. Clipper has a wide range of lighters, gas refills and other accessories. The first Clipper lighter was made in 1972, and global production is now around 450 million units a year, making it the second-largest lighter manufacturer in the world, behind BIC. [citation needed]

The Clipper brand is a division of Flamagas S.A., which also distributes stationery and electronics for such brands as Casio and Daewoo. Flamagas S.A. is headed by Puig, and both companies are subsidiaries of the Exea Corporation.