The state will provide a loan of 15 million euros to the Duralex glass factory, which was suffocated by the explosion of energy prices.help him get through the winterIndustry Minister Roland Lescure announced on Monday European 1. The company said in September that it would put its furnace on standby for at least four months from November at its historic factory in Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin in the Loire and put all its employees on short-term work. save energy and save money; I am going to tell them that the state is there and we are going to provide a loan of 15 million euros to support Duralex.– announced the minister, who has to leave for the company’s territory in the afternoon.
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It causes “extremely strong impact of energy costs“because”making glass requires gas and electricity“. “Duralex had to close its operations for the winter, they continue to sell glasses because they have stocks, but due to the increase in energy prices, they are closing the furnace. These 15 million will literally allow them to hibernate. This energy shock is really a brake for a company that was in the process of recovery, we want to support this recoveryadded Roland Lescure.
The famous glassworks was extremely acquired in January 2021, a few months after being taken over by International Cookware (Pyrex), which became Maison Française du Verre earlier in the year. Founded in 1945 by Saint-Gobain, the glass factory on the outskirts of Orléans employs 250 people and had a turnover of 23.4 million euros in 2021.
During his trip, Roland Lescure will also visit Maury in Malecherbois, which prints weeklies (notably Paris Match, L’Express and Le Point) and books such as the Gallimard publishing house and of which “(energy) bill increased from €5 to €20 million per year in 2021-2022“. Roland Lescure noted that Maury will be able to benefit from state aid in the energy sector.up to €12 million in total“, “which accounts for about one-third [sa] energy bill“, or two million, from which the company has already profited and “up to ten millionthanks to a calculator created by the government. This electricity bill payment assistant for businesses opened on Saturday for the months of September and October 2022.
Source: Le Figaro
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