In 1986, LOF would become part of Pilkington, a multinational glass manufacturer with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Pilkington acquired 100 percent of the glass division of Libbey-Owens-Ford Company and the Libbey-Owens-Ford name.
The revolutionary float glass process, invented by Alastair Pilkington, is still used today by manufacturers throughout the world in the production of high quality float glass.
In the same year, LOF built a major glass encapsulation facility in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.