EXHIBIT 23

                              OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Selected
Financial Data."

    We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-47519) of Owens-Illinois, Inc. and in the related
Prospectus, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-69624) pertaining to
the Amended and Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc. Stock Purchase and Savings
Program, the Amended and Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc. Long-Term Savings Plan,
and the Owens-Illinois de Puerto Rico Long-Term Savings Plan, in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44252) pertaining to the Amended and
Restated Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of Owens-Illinois, Inc., in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-57141) pertaining to the Stock Option
Plan for Directors of Owens-Illinois, Inc., and in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-47691) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1997 Equity
Participation Plan of Owens-Illinois, Inc. of our reports dated January 24, 2002
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Owens-Illinois, Inc., and with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Owens-Brockway Packaging, Inc., Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., and OI
Plastic Products FTS Inc., all of which are included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.

                                                      
                                                                      /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                                        Ernst & Young LLP



Toledo, Ohio
March 28, 2002

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