Owens-Illinois Inc., which makes glass containers and specialty packaging, spent USD 890,000 in 2007 to lobby Congress on tax credits for recycling equipment, limits on greenhouse gas emissions, free …
Owens-Illinois Inc., which makes glass containers and specialty packaging, spent USD 890,000 in 2007 to lobby Congress on tax credits for recycling equipment, limits on greenhouse gas emissions, free trade agreements, tort reform and railway antitrust legislation, among other issues. The Perrysburg, Ohio-based company spent USD 470,000 on lobbying Congress in the 2H 2007, according to a disclosure form posted online 12 February 2008 by the Senate“s public records office. Owens-Illinois spent USD 420,000 in the 1H 2007 on lobbying. Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law which came into force in 1995.
