ENGIE and O-I Drive Green Electricity Transformation in Europe
O-I Glass, Inc. (“O-I”) (NYSE: OI) and ENGIE’s business entity “Global Energy Management & Sales” reached a long-term agreement for ENGIE to initially provide an aggregate 4.3 TWh of renewable electricity to O-I sites in Europe. Over a ten-year period, ENGIE will supply O-I facilities in Europe with electricity generated from solar, wind and hydro […]
‘Recycle for Pennsylvania’ Makes Glass Recycling Easy
There are more than 400 liquor licenses in Erie County, Pennsylvania. But in 2016, commercial recycling programs stopped collecting glass; it was dropped from curbside recycling in 2018. Prism Glass Recycling of Erie estimates the county sends roughly 7,000 tons of glass to landfills each year. The new Recycle for Pennsylvania program is bridging the […]
O-I’s Rio de Janeiro Plant Offers Brazilian Sign Language Training
In 2018, O-I’s Rio de Janeiro plant employees asked management a vital question: What was the best way to connect with the plant’s 17 deaf employees? During a Diversity and Inclusion training on unconscious biases, the question came from shop floor employees. After discussing with the Unlimited Employee Resource Group (ERG) team for the entire […]
O-I Glass Recognized for Sustainable Advancements
PERRYSBURG, Ohio (January 31, 2022) – O-I Glass, Inc. (“O-I Glass” or “O-I”) has received two significant acknowledgments for its continued Sustainability transformation. EcoVadis upgraded O-I’s rating to Silver (2021: Bronze), and Sustainalytics awarded O-I with an ESG Regional Top-Rated performer classification. “Our vision is to be the most innovative, sustainable, and chosen supplier for […]
Sustainalytics Recognizes O-I as a Top-Rated ESG Performer
Our diligent work building a sustainable future is being recognized by a global ESG rating agency. Sustainalytics is recognizing O-I Glass as a 2021 Regional Top-Rated Performer. The ESG rating agency analyzes the Environmental, Social and Governance performance of more than 4,000 companies across its network. In 2021, we refreshed our sustainability strategy to better […]
Julia Vitrum Plant Produces Improved Cullet for O-I Italy
Glass is an ideal packaging material to support a low-waste circular economy. The Julia Vitrum Cullet Treatment plant in Italy is one of our creative, innovative and collaborative solutions to ensuring more glass stays in the manufacturing loop and out of landfills. The project is a joint partnership between O-I and Italian glass manufacturer Zignago […]
Beginning New Jobs While Navigating a Global Pandemic
Starting a new job is always challenging, but starting a new job while navigating the first global pandemic in a century? That presents a new level of challenge. O-I Glass is among the leading global manufacturers of glass packaging for food and beverage brands. When the Covid-19 crisis unfolded, it deeply impacted our 25,000-plus employees […]
New Colombian Cullet Hub Will Increase O-I’s Cullet Supplies
O-I is opening a new recycling hub for cullet suppliers in Barranquilla, Colombia. A cullet hub is a material collection center where we buy cullet from suppliers in the local area, in this case, the Atlantic Coast, which is more than 550 miles from O-I’s plant. The opening of the facility, located on Colombia’s northern […]
O-I Poland Named to ‘Golden Hundred’
O-I Poland was recently named one of the “Golden Hundred,” an annual list of 100 companies that contribute heavily to the economy and employment in Poland’s Podkarpacie Region. The list acknowledges companies that showed resilience during the complex business and social environment of 2020 and the COVID-19 global pandemic. Named 14th out of 100 top […]
Glass4Good Recycling Program Launches at O-I Danville
The idea behind Glass4GoodTM, a pilot glass recycling program rolling out at O-I Glass plants in the U.S., is that recycling glass is a win-win-win: a win for keeping glass packaging in the manufacturing stream, a win for helping communities recycle and reduce environmental impact, and a win for community support groups who are benefitting […]
