Owens-Illinois Profits from European Wine in Third-Quarter 2013, Remains Positive About South America Slowdown

SUGAR LAND--November 1, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Owens-Illinois Incorporated (NYSE:OI) (O-I) (Perrysburg, Ohio), the world's largest glass container manufacturer, reported net sales of $1.78 billion for third-quarter 2013, a 2% increase from third-quarter 2012, in a webcast on October 31, 2013. The increase was credited to growth in all geographic segments except South America, where the uncertain economic atmosphere had left its footprint. Industrial Info is currently tracking 18 projects worth more than $306 million involving Owens-Illinois.