TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Libbey Inc. today announced that it will participate in the CL King Best Ideas Conference 2006 to be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York City. Libbey Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Meier, and Libbey Vice President and Treasurer, Ken Boerger, will give a formal presentation on Tuesday, September 19th, at 8:00 a.m. ET. The presentation will be followed by a 25-minute Q&A break-out session.
The event will be webcast and available on the Company's website, http://www.libbey.com/ , or at the following URL: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/clk3/lby/ . A replay of the presentation will be available September 20th at both locations listed above.
Libbey Inc.:
-- is the largest manufacturer of glass tableware in the western
hemisphere and one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the
world;
-- is expanding its international presence with facilities in Mexico, the
Netherlands, Portugal, and a facility in China that is expected to
begin production in 2007;
-- is the leading manufacturer of tabletop products for the U.S.
foodservice industry; and
-- supplies products to foodservice, retail, industrial and business-to-
business customers in over 90 countries.
Based in Toledo, Ohio, the Company operates glass tableware manufacturing plants in the United States in Louisiana and Ohio, as well as in Mexico, Portugal and the Netherlands. Its Crisa subsidiary, located in Monterrey, Mexico, is the leading producer of glass tableware in Mexico and Latin America. Its Royal Leerdam subsidiary, located in Leerdam, Netherlands, is among the world leaders in producing and selling glass stemware to retail, foodservice and industrial clients. Its Crisal subsidiary, located in Portugal, provides an expanded presence in Europe. Its Syracuse China subsidiary designs, manufactures and distributes an extensive line of high- quality ceramic dinnerware, principally for foodservice establishments in the United States. Its World Tableware subsidiary imports and sells a full-line of metal flatware and holloware and an assortment of ceramic dinnerware and other tabletop items principally for foodservice establishments in the United States. Its Traex subsidiary, located in Wisconsin, designs, manufactures and distributes an extensive line of plastic items for the foodservice industry. In 2005, Libbey Inc.'s net sales totaled $568.1 million.
