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Owens-Illinois Produces Recognizable Packaging
business, manufacturing, michael j. owens, owens-illinois,
From Gerber baby food to Heinz ketchup‚ Owens-Illinois produces some of the world’s most recognizable packaging.
“We manufacture glass containers for a wide variety of customers that include Campbell’s‚ Pepsi and Prego‚” says Hubie Lontz‚ plant manager at the Muskogee O-I facility.
A leading supplier of glass containers‚ O-I has come a long way since founder Michael J. Owens invented the first automatic bottle-making machine in 1903. The company’s glass container lines now span a range of shapes and sizes for food‚ beer‚ wine and other nonalcoholic beverages.
The plant‚ which has been in operation since 1946‚ employs 230 highly trained staff members and is one of 24 O-I sites in North America and Canada. In 2004‚ the Muskogee facility was awarded Plant of the Year by O-I and in 2006‚ was named Business of the Year by the Established Industries Committee of Muskogee Development.
Story by Melanie Hill
