Waterford Crystal

<p>Waterford Crystal is an Irish manufacturer of <a href="/facts/Lead_glass/FtgPe6r2">crystal glassware</a>, especially <a href="/facts/Cut_glass/AjbtPSKI">cut glass</a> products. It is named after the city of <a href="/facts/Waterford/S2b3G4Ah">Waterford</a> in <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a>. In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal <a href="/facts/Manufacturing_base/GPIW0snN">manufacturing base</a> on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the insolvency of <a href="/facts/Waterford_Wedgwood/9uwM5gMQ">Waterford Wedgwood</a> plc, and in June 2010, Waterford Crystal relocated almost back to the roots of glass-making in the city centre. The Mall location holds both a manufacturing facility that melts over 750 tonnes of crystal a year – although most Waterford Crystal is now produced outside Ireland – and a visitor centre with the world's largest collection of Waterford Crystal. Since 2015, the brand has been owned by <a href="/facts/Fiskars_Corporation/Y2Mko4lp">Fiskars Corporation</a>.
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Waterford Crystal