Royal Leerdam Crystal

It was established in 1878 as a department within a glassware producing factory, Glasfabriek Leerdam, itself founded in 1765. From 1938 until 2002 it was part of the Schiedam-based Vereenigde Glasfabrieken. In 2002, the factory became part of the American glass and tableware company Libbey Inc. In 2008, Royal Leerdam was purchased by De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles, becoming part of the Royal Delft Group. In September 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the glass-making facilities were shut. In 2022, Libbey Glass sold the company to the Dutch Anders Invest Industrie Fonds. There are about 600 employees in the Netherlands and Portugal with annual sales of about €120 million. In the Netherlands, the headquarters and a glass factory are in Leerdam and there is a distribution center in Gorinchem. The total acquisition price was not disclosed. The management of the company will stay on and cooperation with Libbey will be continued.