Arc International Reacts to the Recall of McDonald's Products

MILLVILLE, New Jersey, June 5, 2010 - Arc International, the world leader in tabletop, has learned yesterday
through its North American subsidiary (Arc International North America) that
McDonald's USA is voluntarily recalling the four Shrek-themed glasses from
its North American restaurants.

Fred Dohn, CEO Americas for Arc International stated, "All the products,
whether decorated or undecorated, that Arc International is delivering on the
markets meet the highest standards of quality and safety. Arc International
is a professional manufacturer that stands behind all its products. We
therefore see this as an internal decision by McDonald's and will be
investigating the matter once we receive more information".

In a recent press release, McDonald's has confirmed that these products
had been evaluated by an independent third-party laboratory, accredited by
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),and determined to be
in compliance with all applicable federal and state requirements.

About Arc International, l'Art de la Table* 1825

Arc International employs 12,200 people worldwide including 8000 in
France. The group, whose head office is located in Arques, in the French
Pas-de-Calais region, achieved a turnover of 1 billion Euros in 2009. Armed
with its know how in glassware, it developed globally and diversified its
activities through the integration of materials other than glass. Today, it
markets a full range of tableware products in more than 160 countries.

The Group covers the Consumer Goods and Food Service markets through a
portfolio of brands, Luminarc(R), Arcoroc(R), Cristal d'Arques(R) Paris,
Pyrex(R)** and Chef & Sommelier. For more than 40 years the Group has also
been addressing professional customers - industrialists, traders,
manufacturers of semi-finished and finished products, and service providers -
by offering them tailored-made solutions to meet their specific requirements
(for industry, advertising, premiums and customer loyalty programmes).

Arc International is present in five continents with production sites
(France, USA, China, UAE), distribution subsidiaries (France, US, Spain,
Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Japan) and sales offices.

Finally, the Group has adopted a strategy of sustainable development in
order to balance economic requirements, social responsibility and respect for
the environment, and joined the U.N.'s Global Compact in 2003.

*Tableware

** Pyrex(R), propriete de Corning Inc. est exploitee par Arc
International Cookware SAS sous licence exclusive en Europe, au Moyen Orient
et en Afrique.

    Press contacts
    Arc International North America
    Tom Reed  Tel +1-201-786-3436 email: tom.reed@arc-intl.com
    Ron Biagi Tel +1-856-503-9009 email: ron.biagi@arc-intl.com
    France
    Jose Maria Aulotte Tel +33-6-13-80-65-80
    email: jose-maria.aulotte@arc-intl.com

Tom Reed, +1-201-786-3436, tom.reed at arc-intl.com, or Ron Biagi, +1-856-503-9009, ron.biagi at arc-intl.com, both of Arc International North America, or France, Jose Maria Aulotte,
+33-6-13-80-65-80, jose-maria.aulotte at arc-intl.com