Businessman Cedric Meston to take over struggling French company Duralex

Oct 14 (Reuters) - French businessman and former McKinsey associate Cedric Meston is taking over Duralex, the struggling glassmaker which opened administration proceedings earlier this year, said Meston and the French government on Wednesday.

• Meston, whose holding and investment company is called Tome, told reporters that his takeover of Duralex would result in around 150 jobs being saved

• "The takeover of Duralex by Tome opens up a new chapter for this company, which is an icon of our industrial know-how," added French industry minister Sebastien Martin on X

• The full financial details behind the deal were not disclosed

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Makini Brice)