O-I Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Owens-Illinois, Inc., has scheduled its third quarter earnings conference call and Webcast for Thurs., October 29, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The company´s third quarter earnings release will be issued after the market closes on Wed., October 28.

What: O-I Conference Call and Webcast
            The earnings release, reconciliations of third quarter sales,
            Segment Operating Profit and EPS comparisons to prior year will
            be posted at the time of the release on the O-I Web site,
            www.o-i.com, in "Latest News" and in the Investor Relations
            section under "Events and Presentations."

When: Thurs., October 29, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

Where: http://www.o-i.com (Investor Relations section) or
               http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=62432

Contact: Sasha Sekpeh
                (567) 336-2355
                alexandra.sekpeh@o-i.com

To participate in the event via conference call, dial 1-888-733-1701 (U.S. and Canada) or 706-634-4943 (International) by 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) on October 29. 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 21 countries. In 2008, net sales were $7.9 billion.