Glass is enchanting and versatile. So when we collaborate with our customers, astounding things emerge. We’re passionate about sharing our love for glass to build brands through enticing and iconic packaging.

We elevate products, transforming brands into icons with sustainable packaging. We’re dedicated to helping food and beverage brands fully express themselves and build long lasting bonds with consumers. Globally headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, our team of more than 25,000 employees, at 72 plants in 20 countries, achieved revenues of $6.1 billion in 2020. We love glass and we’re proud to be one of the leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe. We’re dedicated to making what matters, and to helping shape a healthier, happier and more sustainable world.

Each glass bottle and jar is put through a series of inspections to ensure it meets O-I’s highest standards. Multiple high-resolution cameras inside machines scan as many as 800 glass bottles each minute. The cameras sit at different angles and can catch miniscule defects. Another part of the inspection processes includes machines exerting pressure on the glass containers to test wall thickness, strength and if the container seals correctly. O-I’s experts also manually and visually inspect random samples to ensure quality.

If a glass bottle or glass jar doesn’t pass inspection, it goes back into the glass manufacturing process as cullet. Containers that pass inspection are prepared for transportation to food and beverage manufacturers, who fill them and then distribute to grocery stores, restaurants, hotels and other retail locations for shoppers and customers to enjoy.
 
Glass is endlessly recyclable, and a recycled glass container can go from the recycle bin to store shelf in as little as 30 days. So once consumers and restaurants recycle their glass bottles and jars, the glass manufacturing loop starts again.