O-I Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

PERRYSBURG, Ohio, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI - News) announces the following:

What: O-I Conference Call and Webcast
To discuss the third quarter earnings release that will be issued after the market close on Wed., October 29. The earnings release and reconciliations of third quarter sales, Segment Operating Profit and EPS comparisons to prior year, along with other information, will be posted at the time of the release on the O-I Web site,

When: Thursday, October 30, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

Where:

How: Live over the Internet: Simply log on to the Web at the address above.

Contact: Sasha Sekpeh
                  (567) 336-2355
                 

If you are unable to participate during the live Webcast, it will be archived at

The conference call also may be accessed by dialing 1-888-733-1701 (U.S. and Canada) or 706-634-4943 (International) by 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) on October 30. Ask for the O-I conference call.

About O-I

Millions of times a day, O-I glass containers deliver many of the world's best-known consumer products to people all around the world. With the leading position in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America, O-I manufactures consumer-preferred, 100 percent recyclable glass containers that enable superior taste, purity, visual appeal and value benefits for our customers' products. Established in 1903, the company employs more than 23,000 people with 79 manufacturing facilities in 22 countries. In 2007, net sales were $7.6 billion.

The company routinely posts all important information on its Web site: