O-I CEO to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), today announced that the company will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Industries Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in New York, NY.

O-I Chairman and CEO Al Stroucken will present at 4:20 p.m., EST.

A live Webcast of the presentation be available at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/industrials09/id94110255.cfm . The replay will be available within three hours of the presentation and will be archived through this link until December 25.

Slides from the presentation will be available for 90 days through the Investor Relations section of the O-I Web site under "Events and Presentations."

Al Stroucken also will participate in a panel discussion on trends in China at 12:20 p.m. EST. A live Webcast of the discussion will be available through the Investor Relations section on December 8. Other participants include:

• John Hayes, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Ball Corporation
• Charles Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Sonoco Products
• Jimmy Lu, chairman and chief executive officer, PacificNet Holdings
• James Prokopanko, president and chief executive officer, The Mosaic Company

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.