
(FILES) French entrepreneur and sole candidate for the takeover of the Arc glassware manufacturer, Timothee Durand, poses for a photograph in front of the Lille Metropolitan Commercial Court in Tourcoing, northern France, on March 10, 2026. The court is expected to approve on Friday, March 20, 2026, the takeover of glassmaker Arc by sole candidate Timothée Durand, a member of one of the group's emblematic leading families. However, the associated redundancy plan calls for 704 job cuts at its main site in Arques (Pas-de-Calais), which currently employs 3,500 people. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)

