Revol Porcelaine S.A. was founded in 1768 by brothers Joseph-Marie and François Revol in France's Rhone Valley, where they discovered a deposit of white

kaolin Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica () linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedra ...

. They established a factory in

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and began manufacturing a hard-wearing white

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, later establishing operations in

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. Revol later developed a

porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises main ...

body that forms the basis for Revol ceramic products, called "culinary porcelain" (''la porcelaine culinaire'') by the company.

Present-day

Revol Porcelaine remains a family-run company after 9 generations, with Olivier Passot as the

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. The company is headquartered in

, France, where it employs 185 people and maintains 16,500 sq. m. of factory space. The facility produces 4 million units a year, exporting to 80 countries. Revol porcelain for the hotel and restaurant industry and retail is distributed in the United States by Revol USA.

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{{Porcelain Ceramics manufacturers of France Manufacturing companies established in 1768 Henokiens companies 1768 establishments in France Companies based in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French companies established in 1768