PERRYSBURG, Ohio, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) has scheduled its fourth quarter and full year earnings conference call and Webcast for Thurs., Jan. 28, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern. The company's fourth quarter and full year earnings release will be issued after the market closes on Wed., Jan. 27.

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    What:      O-I Conference Call and Webcast

                The earnings release, reconciliations of fourth quarter and
                full year 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., Jan. 28, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time

    Where:     www.o-i.com (Investor Relations section) or
               www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=64917

The Webcast will be archived at 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 Jan. 28. 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 78 manufacturing facilities in 21 countries. In 2008, net sales were $7.9 billion. For more information, visit www.o-i.com.

SOURCE Owens-Illinois, Inc.