8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): SEPTEMBER 3, 2002

                              OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          DELAWARE                    1-9576                   22-2781933
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)

                                   ONE SEAGATE
                               TOLEDO, OHIO 43666

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                                 (419) 247-5000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.           OTHER MATTERS

                  On September 3, 2002, Owens-Illinois, Inc., announced that
                  Gary F. Colter has been appointed to serve on the
                  Owens-Illinois Board of Directors effective September 3, 2002.
                  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release dated
                  September 3, 2002.


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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date:  September 3, 2002                     OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
                                             (registrant)


                                             By:  /s/ EDWARD C. WHITE
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                                             Name: Edward C. White
                                             Its: Vice President and Controller

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1.     Press Release dated September 3, 2002 of Owens-Illinois, Inc.


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EX-99.1

                                                              EXHIBIT 99.1

OWENS-ILLIOIS APPOINTS GARY F. COLTER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Toledo, Ohio, September 3, 2002 -- Owens-Illinois, Inc.,(NYSE: OI) today
announced that Gary F. Colter has been appointed to serve on the Owens-Illinois
Board of Directors effective Sept. 3.

Mr. Colter will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and will stand for
election to a two-year term at the company's annual meeting of share owners in
May 2003.

Mr. Colter is currently President of CRS Inc., a management consulting company.
Prior to that, he had a distinguished 34-year career with KPMG, becoming a
partner in 1975. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman of KPMG Canada. From 1998
to 2000 he served as Managing Partner of Global Financial Advisory Services and
was a member of the KPMG International Executive Team. During his career, he has
acted on behalf of a wide range of corporations, financial institutions and
governments, specializing in restructurings and turnarounds. Mr. Colter is a
graduate of the Ivey Business School - University of Western Ontario, and is a
Fellow Chartered Accountant.

Joseph H. Lemieux, Owens-Illinois chairman and chief executive officer, said, "I
am very pleased to welcome Gary Colter to the Owens-Illinois Board of Directors.
His breadth of experience and wealth of knowledge will be key assets to our
Board in serving our share owners."

Company Profile
Owens-Illinois is the largest manufacturer of glass containers in North America,
South America, Australia and New Zealand, and one of the largest in Europe. O-I
also is a worldwide manufacturer of plastics packaging with operations in North
America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Plastics packaging
products manufactured by O-I include consumer products (blow molded containers,
injection molded closures and dispensing systems) and prescription containers.
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