Libbey Inc. to Hold Follow-Up Third Quarter Call for Questions and Answers

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Libbey Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: LYBI) announced that it will hold a conference call and webcast to
allow for questions on its third quarter earnings release and its debt
exchange release. Due to technical difficulties, participants were unable to
ask questions during Libbey's regularly scheduled conference call held this
morning.

Webcast Information

Libbey will hold a conference call for investors on Friday, October 30, 2009,
at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The conference call will be simulcast live
on the Internet and is accessible from the Investor Relations section of
www.libbey.com. In addition accompanying slides related to our debt exchange
announced yesterday can be found on our Investor Relations page at
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64169&p=irol-irhome. To listen to
the call, please go to the website at least 10 minutes early to register,
download and install any necessary software. A replay will be available for
30 days after the conclusion of the call.

Libbey Inc.:
-- is the largest manufacturer of glass tableware in the western
hemisphere
and one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the world;
-- is expanding its international presence with facilities in China,
Mexico, the Netherlands and Portugal;
-- is the leading manufacturer of tabletop products for the U.S.
foodservice industry; and

-- supplies products to foodservice, retail, industrial and
business-to-business customers in over 100 countries.

Based in Toledo, Ohio, since 1888, Libbey operates glass tableware
manufacturing plants in the United States in Louisiana and Ohio, as well as in
Mexico, China, Portugal and the Netherlands. Its Crisa subsidiary, located in
Monterrey, Mexico, is the leading producer of glass tableware in Mexico and
Latin America. Its Royal Leerdam subsidiary, located in Leerdam, Netherlands,
is among the world leaders in producing and selling glass stemware to retail,
foodservice and industrial clients. Its Crisal subsidiary, located in
Portugal, provides an expanded presence in Europe. Its Syracuse China
subsidiary designs and distributes an extensive line of high-quality ceramic
dinnerware, principally for foodservice establishments in the United States.
Its World Tableware subsidiary imports and sells a full-line of metal flatware
and holloware and an assortment of ceramic dinnerware and other tabletop items
principally for foodservice establishments in the United States. Its Traex
subsidiary, located in Wisconsin, designs, manufactures and distributes an
extensive line of plastic items for the foodservice industry. In 2008, Libbey
Inc.'s net sales totaled $810.2 million.

SOURCE Libbey Inc.

Kenneth Boerger, VP/Treasurer, +1-419-325-2279, or Greg Geswein, VP/Chief
Financial Officer, +1-419-325-2451, both of Libbey Inc.