Ball to Cease Production at Three Beverage Packaging Plants, Build State-of-the-Art Specialty Beverage Packaging Facility in Southwestern U.S.

31-Aug-2017 - Ball Corporation today announced it will cease production at its Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California, and Longview, Texas, beverage packaging plants in 2018. Existing customers will be supplied by other Ball facilities. Ball also will begin construction on a new, state-of-the-art beverage ...

Ball Intends to Cease Production at its Beverage Packaging Facilities in Recklinghausen, Germany

02-Mar-2017 - Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) announced today that it intends to cease production at the company's Recklinghausen, Germany, facilities at the end of July 2017 and only after due negotiation and agreement with the Works Council. Customers currently supported by the Recklinghausen beverage container ...

Growing Number of Craft Brewers Among our European Customers

Craft beer in can popularity continues to grow

03-Feb-2017 - Ball, the world’s largest canmaker, has collaborated with Norwegian craft brewer Lervig Aktiebryggeri, to produce packaging for selected expressions of its craft beer range. This sees Ball extending its cooperation with craft brewers, now manufacturing cans for craft beer in Norway in addition to ...

Ball Completes Acquisition of Rexam PLC and Sale of Divestment Business

04-Jul-2016 - • Creates world’s largest beverage can manufacturer with complementary plant and customer network• Generates annual net synergies in excess of $300 million by the end of year three• Achieves 9 percent after-tax return on invested capital by the end of 2019• Grows earnings, free cash flow and EVA ...

Ball Corporation Reveals 11% Drop In Q1 Bottom Line

28-Apr-2016 - Ball Corporation (BLL) reported earnings for first quarter that retreated compared to the same period last year. The company said its earnings came in at $86 million, or $0.58 per share. This was lower than $97 million, or $0.69 per share, in last year's first quarter. Analysts had expected ...

Ball Offers To Acquire Rexam In $8.4 Bln Deal

20-Feb-2015 - Ball Corp. (BLL) Thursday offered to acquire beverages-can maker Rexam Plc. in a cash and stock deal valued at 5.4 billion pounds or $8.4 billion, including the assumption of net debt. Rexam's shares added over 4 percent in early trade in London. The transaction is projected to have $300 ...