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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 octahedral ...
. They established a factory in
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and began manufacturing a hard-wearing white stoneware, 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 mainl ...
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
Managing Director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
. The company is headquartered in
Saint-Uze Saint-Uze (; frp, Sent-Uson) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Geography The Galaure forms most of the commune's southern border. Population Notables *Félix-Marie Abel See also *Communes of the Drôme department ...
, 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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