Owens-Illinois Inc. has begun manufacturing glass baby bottles that it hopes to market directly to large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Inc. in the hope of capitalizing on recent en…
Owens-Illinois Inc. has begun manufacturing glass baby bottles that it hopes to market directly to large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Inc. in the hope of capitalizing on recent environmental concerns about plastic, company officials said. O-I has signed up with a breast-pump maker to begin distributing its new baby bottles directly to new mothers as a healthy, sterile, and safe alternative to plastic and disposables, officials said. The move is a departure for the firm, which has not sold directly to retailers for decades, concentrating its business on manufacturing packaging. But company officials are hopeful that glass baby bottles will reintroduce glass as an environmentally friendly alternative that can salve new parents“ concerns about potentially dangerous chemicals leaching from plastic.