It was created by the merger of ACCO World from Fortune Brands with General Binding Corporation (GBC).

[2] In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a maker of paper clips) in Long Island, New York.

[6] In 2012, ACCO Brands completed a $860 million deal to combine with MeadWestvaco’s Consumer and Office Products business.

[8] ACCO signed a deal with MyBinding and SYNNEX Corporation to expand distribution[9] on commercial line of GBC binding and laminating products.

The company's relief application said sales had increased 200% and they were needed for healthcare workers.