Val Saint-Lambert Crystal glassware has opened a new sales outlet in Dubai. The 560 m² store is based in the Mall Jumeirah, Dubai's newest shopping centre on Jumeirah Road, the city's most prestigious shopping street, just opposite the Burj al Arab.

Named "Belgian Crystals", the store will attempt to boost sales of the famous crystal and rekindle its past glory. Eight salespeople have been hired to sell vases, dishes, ashtrays and other items at prices ranging from 50 to several thousand euros.

Jacques Somville has given himself a year and hopes to take advantage of Dubai's growth and its wealthy clientele before making a decision on the company's future. Closer to home, production has resumed at Seraing and the old electric furnace has been repaired while around fifteen workers, furnace operators and cutters are once again at work.