Second Furnace For Oi Peru

Owens-Illinois announced it's adding a second furnace to its new glass container manufacturing plant in Lurin, Peru, effectively doubling capacity. The $30 million expansion is expected to be operational second quarter 2009. O-I will also create a new global engineering center at the facility. "The growing demand for glass packaging by various market segments in Peru, most notably the agricultural export market and the domestic beer market, has clearly demonstrated a need for increased production," said Jose Lorente, president, O-I Latin