<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000812074-12-000054.txt : 20120607
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000812074-12-000054
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120607
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120607

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bramlage Stephen P JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001551683

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09576
		FILM NUMBER:		12893311

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY
		CITY:			PERRYSBURG
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43551

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000812074
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GLASS CONTAINERS [3221]
		IRS NUMBER:				222781933
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY
		CITY:			PERRYSBURG
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43551-2999
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5673365000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY
		CITY:			PERRYSBURG
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43551-2999

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS-ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100601

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS ILLINOIS HOLDINGS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870512
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    <periodOfReport>2012-06-01</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>43551</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Senior Vice President and CFO</officerTitle>
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                <value>Common Stock (Direct)</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>21270</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>401-K Plan</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <derivativeTable>
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            <securityTitle>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option 3/07/11 $29.89</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>29.89</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <value>2011-03-07</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock (Direct)</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option 3/07/12 $22.69</value>
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                <value>22.69</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>James W. Baehren for Stephen P. Bramlage, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-06-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<HTML><BODY><PRE>POWER OF ATTORNEY







 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby



constitutes and appoints each of James W. Baehren and



Joseph J. O'Hara, Jr., signing singly, the undersigned's



true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:







 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,



in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of



Owens-Illinois, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in



accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange



Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;







 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on



behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable



to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely



file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange



Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and







 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever



in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of



such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best



interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it



being understood that the documents executed by



such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned



pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such



form and shall contain such terms and conditions as



such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's



discretion.







 The undersigned hereby grants to each such



attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and



perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,



necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any



of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to



 all intents and purposes as the undersigned might



or could do if personally present, with full power



of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and



confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such



attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall



lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this



power of attorney and the rights and powers



herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges



that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in



 such capacity at the request of the undersigned,



are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,



any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply



with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full



force and effect until the undersigned is no longer



required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to



the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in



securities issued by the Company, unless earlier



revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing



delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned



has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed



as of this 6th day of June, 2012.











/s/ Stephen P. Bramlage, Jr.



Signature







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