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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. had the following subsidiaries at December 31, 2003 (subsidiaries are indented following their respective parent companies):
Name
| | State/Country of Incorporation
or Organization
|
|---|
| Owens-Illinois Group, Inc. | | Delaware |
| | OI Health Care Holding Corp | | Delaware |
| | OI General Finance Inc. | | Delaware |
| | OI Plastic Products FTS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | Specialty Packaging Licensing Company | | Delaware |
| | | Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Product Design & Engineering, Inc. | | Minnesota |
| | | | OI Brazil Closure Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Specialty Packaging Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | | Mexico |
| | | Owens-Illinois Prescription Products Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Medical Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | Owens-Brockway Plastic Products Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Owens-Illinois Specialty Products Puerto Rico, Inc. | | New Jersey |
| | | | OI Regioplast STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Australia Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Continental PET Holdings Pty, Ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | ACI America Holdings Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Continental PET Technologies, Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Continental PET Technologies
de Mexico, S.A. de C. V. | | Mexico |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois Plastic Products de
de Mexico Srl de CV | | Mexico |
| | | | | Continental PET Technologies
Magyaoroszag Kft. | | Hungary |
| | | | | Continental PET do Brasil Ltda. | | Brazil |
| | | OI Venezuela Plastic Products Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Plasticos de Venezuela C.A. | | Venezuela |
| | OI General FTS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | OI Castalia STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | OI Levis Park STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | OI AID STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | Owens-Illinois General Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Owens Insurance, Ltd. | | Bermuda |
| | | | OI Holding Company, Inc. | | Ohio |
| | | | Universal Materials, Inc. | | Ohio |
| | | | OI Advisors, Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | OI Securities Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | OI Transfer Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Maumee Air Associates Inc. | | Delaware |
| | Owens-Brockway Packaging, Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | Brockway Realty Corp. | | Pennsylvania |
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| | | | Brockway Research, Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | NHW Auburn, LLC | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Auburn Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | SeaGate, Inc. | | Ohio |
| | | | SeaGate II Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | SeaGate III Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OIB Produvisa Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Consol STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI California Containers Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Puerto Rico STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Europe & Asia Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | OI Ecuador STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Cristaleria del Ecuador, S. A. | | Ecuador |
| | | | OI Peru STS Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois Peru S. A. | | Peru |
| | | | | Compania Manufactura De Vidrio Del Peru | | Peru |
| | | | OI Poland Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois Polska S. A. | | Poland |
| | | | OI Hungary Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | United Hungarian Glass Containers Kft. | | Hungary |
| | | | OI Thailand Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | OI Pacific (Machinery and Distribution) Limited | | Thailand |
| | | | OI International Holdings Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | OI Global C.V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | ACI Packaging Services Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | ACI Operations Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | ACI Plastics Packaging (Thailand) Ltd. | | Thailand |
| | | | | ACI International ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | OI Andover Group Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | The Andover Group Inc. | | Delaware |
| | | | | Breadalbane Shipping PTE Ltd. | | Singapore |
| | | | | PT Kangar Consolidated Industries | | Indonesia |
| | | | | ACI India LLC | | Delaware |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois (NZ) Ltd. | | New Zealand |
| | | | | ACI Operations NZ Ltd. | | New Zealand |
| | | | | OI China LLC | | Delaware |
| | | | | Wuhan Owens Glass
Container Company Ltd. | | China |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois (HK) Ltd. | | Hong Kong |
| | | | | ACI Guangdong Ltd. | | Hong Kong |
| | | | | ACI Guangdong Glass Company Ltd. | | China |
| | | | | ACI Shanghai Ltd. | | Hong King |
| | | | | ACI Shanghai Glass Company Ltd. | | China |
| | | | | ACI Tianjin Ltd. | | Hong Kong |
| | | | | ACI Tianjin Mould Company Ltd. | | China |
| | | | | ACI Beijing Ltd. | | Hong Kong |
| | | | | ACI Finance Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
| | | | | OI European Group B.V. | | Netherlands |
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| | | | | OI Europe (Machinery and Distribution) Limited | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | Closure & Packaging Services, Ltd. | | Guernsey |
| | | | | Closure & Packaging Services (U.K.) Ltd. | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | Closure & Packaging Services (Antilles) N.V. | | Netherlands Antilles |
| | | | | Closure & Packaging Services (Netherlands) B.V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | UGG Holdings Ltd. | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | OI Overseas Management Company LLC | | Delaware |
| | | | | United Glass Group Ltd. | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | United Glass, Limited | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | OI Glass Holdings B. V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois International Management & Trading Kft. | | Hungary |
| | | | | OI Italia S.r.l. | | Italy |
| | | | | AVIR S.p.A. | | Italy |
| | | | | Avirunion, a.s. | | Czech Republic |
| | | | | Sonator Investments B.V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | Vidrieria Rovira, S. A. | | Spain |
| | | | | Vetrerie Medid. | | Italy |
| | | | | San Domenico Vetraria S.r.l. | | Italy |
| | | | | Nord Vetri S.p.A. | | Italy |
| | | | | Sicilvetro S.p.A. | | Italy |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois International B. V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois Plastics Limited | | United Kingdom |
| | | | | OI Canada Holdings B.V. | | Netherlands |
| | | | | O-I Canada Corp. | | Canada |
| | | | | Owens-Illinois de Venezuela, C. A. | | Venezuela |
| | | | | Fabrica de Vidrio Los Andes, C. A. | | Venezuela |
| | | | | Cristaleria Peldar, S.A. | | Colombia |
| | | | | Cristar S.A. | | Colombia |
| | | | | Vidrieria Fenicia | | Colombia |
| | | | | Industria de Materias Primas Limitiada | | Colombia |
| | | | | Centro de Mecanizados del Causa SA | | Columbia |
| | | | | Sao Raimundo Administracao, Participacoes e Representacoes, Limitada | | Brazil |
| | | | | | Companhia Industrial Sao Paulo e Rio | | Brazil |
| | | | | | | | OI Plasticos De Ecuador | | Ecuador |
| | | | | | | | OI Finnish Holdings Oy | | Finland |
| | | | | | | | | | Owens-Illinois Plastics Oy | | Finland |
| | | | | | | | | | Karhulan Lasi Oy | | Finland |
| | | | | | | | | | A/S Jarvakandi Klaas | | Estonia |
| | | | | PET Technologies B. V. | | Netherlands |
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