Note 1 - Description of the Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1.	Description of the Business

Libbey is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of glass tableware products. We produce glass tableware in

five

countries and sell to customers in over

100

countries. We design and market, under our Libbey

, Libbey Signature

, Master’s Reserve

, Crisa

, Royal Leerdam

, World

Tableware, Syracuse

China and Crisal Glass

brand names (among others), an extensive line of high-quality glass tableware, ceramic dinnerware and metal flatware for sale primarily in the foodservice, retail and business-to-business channels of distribution. Our sales force presents our tabletop products to the global marketplace in a coordinated fashion. We own and operate

two

glass tableware manufacturing plants in the United States as well as glass tableware manufacturing plants in Mexico (Libbey Mexico), the Netherlands (Libbey Holland), Portugal (Libbey Portugal) and China (Libbey China). In addition, we import tabletop products from overseas in order to complement our line of manufactured items. The combination of manufacturing and procurement allows us to compete in the global tabletop market by offering an extensive product line at competitive prices.