Libbey
Toledo glassware institution, the standard-issue American drinking glass for a century.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 1818
- Website
- libbey.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA,Mexico,Netherlands,Portugal,China
- Ownership type
- Lender-owned
- Parent
- Former lenders (post Chapter 11)
- Acquired
- 2020
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Spun off from Owens-Illinois in 1993. Chapter 11 June 2020; emerged owned by former lenders. Shreveport LA plant closed December 2020, about 450 jobs.
Why Watchlist
Toledo production survives after a 2025-26 strike settled with new contracts. Lender ownership is not stewardship, but the product and plant are intact for now.
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