LAC - Cibié country of origin?

[tihol_tiholov at sd27.bc.ca]

>Always thought  CIBI=C9 was a french manufacturer (because of the >=C9 at
the end) but web site is Japanese-only.
>Does anybody know its history, origin, etc?

Origin - French indeed.  History - once upon a time there was this guy who
couldn't help fiddling with light sources ;o)  Sorry, Google search didn't
show much, either.  Maybe under Larousse or other encyclopedia?

Greetings,
Tihol