Duralex Crisis Deepens: Iconic French Glassmaker Seeks €5M Lifeline from Public Investors
Duralex’s Fight for Survival – From Bankruptcy to Worker Cooperative Founded in 1945, Duralex is a household name in France, known worldwide for its nearly indestructible tempered glass cups and plates. The company is considered part of France’s industrial patrimoine – a storied legacy spanning roughly 70 years of glassmaking bfmtv.com. But that proud history has been marred by repeated crises. Over the past three decades, Duralex has endured multiple bankruptcies and rescues, as successive owners failed to modernize its factory in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin (Loiret). By 2020, amid mounting debt, Duralex entered court-administered reorganization, and a new investor (La Maison