Luxury Perfume Bottles Go Electric in France’s Glass Valley

This is Beirut, 09/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In rapid succession, molten drops of glass fall into molds, giving shape to iconic perfume bottles from Lancôme, Chanel, and Guerlain—now produced with a lighter carbon footprint thanks to a new electric furnace at the Pochet du Courval glassworks in Normandy. An intense heat surrounds the furnace, which continuously melts a mix of raw ...