Baptiste Morin 08:06, November 03, 2022
The company halted production at its factory in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin until April to preserve its finances.
She plans to save 50% of her energy consumption and therefore of her bill.
It has also placed all of its employees on partial unemployment.
Duralex has suspended production at its factory in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin until April to preserve its finances.
The famous Loiret glassworks has put its oven on standby for the past few hours.
She plans to save 50% of her energy consumption and therefore of her bill.
It has also placed all of its employees on partial unemployment.
However, the activity continues in the logistics part of its factory.
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At first glance, it is difficult to guess a factory that is shut down.
Even Gérard, an employee at Duralex for years, is surprised.
"There are slightly fewer cars in the parking lot, but otherwise there is no difference."
Inside the factory, the noise and the heat could make believe in a normal day.
Except that production is indeed at a standstill.
"It changes our lives a bit, confides Gérard, we still have a team here, but there are 6 of them instead of the usual 20".
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This team monitors the oven put on standby for 5 months.
Duralex hopes to save 50% of its energy consumption.
And the company also saves money on the material it uses.
To run the oven in slow motion, a crushed glass bottom will suffice.
"As we run the oven in a closed circuit, we don't have to add raw material", explains Gérard.
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The whole factory does not stop for all that.
The shipment of goods must compensate for the stoppage of production.
Duralex has done its calculations: stocks are sufficient to cover 5 months of orders.
Until April 1, the 250 Duralex employees are on partial unemployment.
In rotation, 60 of them will always be on site, at La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin.
Among them is Sophie, who has worked here for 10 years.
"We are paid at 95% so we are not to be pitied", she prefers to philosophize.
To get through the winter, Duralex must also benefit from 800,000 euros in state aid.
The energy contracts for the recovery in April have already been signed.