O-I Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

PERRYSBURG, Ohio, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE:
OI), 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.

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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

The Webcast will be archived at http://www.o-i.com for 90 days.

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. For more information, visit http://www.o-i.com.

SOURCE Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Sasha Sekpeh, O-I Investor Relations, +1-567-336-2355,
alexandra.sekpeh@o-i.com