Owens-Brockway

Owens-Brockway Glass Plant #21 produces a variety of glass bottles and jars from post-consumer glass and raw materials. This plant has been operating in Portland since 1956.

From April to June 2023, DEQ held a public comment period, including a public hearing in May 2023, for Owens-Brockway's draft Title V air quality permit. Following comments from EPA, DEQ revised this permit and held another public comment period from late-February to April 2024 which included a second public hearing on April 4, 2024.

Owens-Brockway was on a hot hold from July 2023 through January 2024, meaning it was not making glass during this period, due to a slowdown in business. Emissions were very low while the facility was in this state.

In December 2023, DEQ approved a seven-week delay in the installation of pollution controls. Throughout the construction process, Owens-Brockway regularly provided information and updates to DEQ for its permit. According to the new timeline, Owens-Brockway was required to install the controls by June 30, 2024. Owens-Brockway successfully installed the controls by that deadline, and it is operational. See details about this below in the Enforcement section.

Current actions

Public involvement

The public comment period ended on April 10, 2024. DEQ held a virtual public hearing on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Read the Title V air quality permit review report that includes DEQ's responses to comments.

Contact

For media inquiries:
Michael Loch
Office of Communications and Outreach