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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1069 Commending the Owens-Illinois, Inc., Danville plant.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 19, 2019 Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019

 

WHEREAS, the Owens-Illinois, Inc., Danville plant, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and preferred partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage brands, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Owens-Illinois, Inc., plant in Danville opened in 1978 and produced its first bottle on December 7 of that year; today it employs 153 people and supplies glass bottles to MillerCoors’ brewery in Elkton; and

WHEREAS, prior to the construction of the Elkton brewery, the Owens-Illinois, Inc., plant made bottles for Coca-Cola and jars for baby food, mayonnaise, and other foods and beverages; and

WHEREAS, today, the Owens-Illinois, Inc., plant in Danville produces almost two million bottles a day and is the largest end user of recycled consumer glass in the Commonwealth, along with its sister plant in Toano; and

WHEREAS, the employees of the Owens-Illinois, Inc., plant are active in the Danville community, contributing time and resources to the Danville Regional Medical Center’s blood drives, the Danville Family YMCA, the Danville Bright Leaf Brew Festival, and local fire departments; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Owens-Illinois, Inc., Danville plant, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and preferred partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage brands, on its 40th anniversary in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Owens-Illinois, Inc., Danville plant as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the business’s longevity and continued success.