Group Company History
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
The first plant of the Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company
was built in Charleston in 1917.
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Foundation and Development1888 - 1985
-
1888
Relocating to Toledo, Ohio
Toledo as it looked when Libbey brought the New England Glass Company there. -
1898
Edward Ford Plate Glass Company
Breaking ground for Edward Ford’s new plant at Rossford. -
1916
Libbey Owens Sheet Glass Company
Edward Drummond Libbey (left) and Michael J. Owens. -
1917
Charleston plant
-
1930
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company (LOF)
The Toledo Times announced the birth of Libbey-Owens-Ford… a great name in glass. -
1931
Contract with GM
An old LOF advertisement. -
1935
Pioneer in line production
-
1936
Cooperation with Pilkington
-
1938
Technical Center
LOF Technical Center. -
1964
Float glass
Plant in Lathrop, California. The plant was operational until 2014. -
1968
Collingwood plant
-
1972
Acquisition of Standard Auto Glass/Vanfax aftermarket operations in Canada.
A rack of automotive glass replacement windshields. -
1973
World’s largest float tank
An artists’ rendering of Laurinburg plant. -
1974
Establishment of L-N Safety Glass in Mexicali, Mexico by LOF & NSG.
-
1979
New Plant in Sherman
LOF built an automotive plant in Sherman, Texas. The plant was operational until 2002. -
1980
New Technologies
-
1982
Pilkington acquired holding in LOF
-
1984
Encapsulation
Glass encapsulation process. -
1985
Joint venture with NSG