Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures

The empty assembly line at the Duralex glassware factory in Orléans, France, on Nov. 15. (Eleanor Beardsley/NPR)

ORLÉANS, France — The assembly line at the Duralex glassware factory sits idle, its massive industrial equipment lies dark and still.

On a normal day, 250 employees work around the clock producing 200,000 sturdy glasses and bowls.