Owens-Illinois Inc. - OI- Profile

Owens-Illinois Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is the manufacture of glass containers & plastic packaging products. Glass containers segment consist of products for packaging malt beverages including beer & ready to drink low alcohol refreshers, food, tea, juice, pharmaceuticals & soft drinks. Plastic packaging segment includes blow molded containers, injection molded containers & closures, dispensing systems & plastic prescription containers. Major markets for the plastic packaging products consist of household products, personal care, health care & food & beverage industries. The Group's customers include Anheuser-Busch, Campbell, Coors, Gerber, Heinz, SABMiller, Diageo, Foster's, Heineken, Church & Dwight, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, AmeriSourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Eckerd Drug, Merck-Medco, Mckesson, Rite-Aid & Walgreen. The Group operates in North & South America, Europe & the Asia Pacific. On Dec,2005 it acquired Tianjin NWG Co. Ltd Glass Containers accounted for 89% of 2005 revenues and Plastics Packaging, 11%