OUR VISION
"We will be the most innovative, sustainable, and chosen
supplier of brand-building packaging solutions."
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Collection
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O-I OPERATION
25,000+
Employees Worldwide
20
Countries
70
Plants
$6.1B
2020's Global Sales
Our story began in 1903 when our Founder - Michael J. Owens, revolutionized glass manufacturing industry with the first automated bottle-making machine in the world.
About O-I
1903
Founded as Owens Bottle Machine Company, revolutionizing the glassmaking industry.
1929
Merged with Illinois Glass Company to form Owens-Illinois, the world’s
largest glass container manufacturer.
1953
Established International Division,
which led expansion
into Latin America and other parts
of the world.
1988
Purchased Brockway Glass, securing industry
leadership in North
America.
1998
Expanded into the Asia-Pacific market to reach a broader customer base
2004
Acquired
BSN Glasspack, doubling presence
in Europe.
2013
Opened Innovation Center, a small-scale glass plant dedicated to R&D.
2015
Unified footprint across the Americas. Acquired Vitro Food & Beverage in Mexico.
2018
Announced MAGMA prototype,
the latest innovation
toward greater sustainable manufacturing.