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Duralex: How A Workers Cooperative Took Over An Iconic French Glassmaker

Duralex glass with visible logo, ​Duralex is famous all over the world for its unbreakable glasses: on the verge of bankruptcy two years ago, the company now looks at the future with hope.
Duralex is famous all over the world for its unbreakable glasses: on the verge of bankruptcy two years ago, the company now looks at the future with hope. Hubert Psaila Marie/Abaca via ZUMA Press

In Spain and beyond, Duralex plates and glasses have been part of the lives of different generations. So when workers of the French tempered glass manufacturer took over the emblematic company a few months ago, turning it into a cooperative to save it from bankruptcy, Spanish media took note.

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China’s Burgeoning Robot Economy

Workers and robots on a production line in Zhangshu, eastern China
Workers and robots on a production line in Zhangshu, eastern China Zhou Mi - Xinhua/ZUMA

China currently has just one-fifth the number of robots as Japan, and just one-third as many as the United States, but as manufacturing there grows, the country is poised for big bot growth.

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