The company operates through two segments, Glass Containers and Plastics Packaging.
The Glass Containers segment produces glass containers for malt beverages, including beer and ready to drink low alcohol refreshers, liquor, wine, food, tea, juice, soft drinks, and pharmaceuticals.
Its customers include brewers, wine vintners, distillers, soft drink bottlers, and food producers.
The Plastic Packaging segment manufactures injection-molded plastic containers, such as ovals, vials, closures, ointment jars, dropper bottles, and prescription containers for prescriptions and over-the-counter products; injection-molded containers for deodorant and toothpaste; and compression-molding plastic closures for carbonated soft drink and other beverage closures.
The company sells its products to drug wholesalers, drug chains, and mail order pharmacies.
Owens-Illinois was founded by Michael J.
Owens as Owens Bottle Machine Company in 1903.
It changed its name to Owens-Illinois Glass Company in 1929 and to Owens-Illinois, Inc.
in 1965.
Owens-Illinois is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio.
