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Ball Aerosol Packaging Achieves ASI Certification Across All Nine Global Manufacturing Plants

BALL Corporation announces it has received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards for its Global Aerosol Packaging division.

19 Apr 23

Ball Corporation Expands the Portfolio of its Infinitely Recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup®

In response to growing demand for sustainable beverage cup options, Ball adds 9-ounce and 12-ounce aluminum cup sizes to its existing 16-ounce, 20-ounce and 24-ounce cup offerings.

20 Oct 22

Ball Corporation Enters into an Alliance with Boomerang Water to Provide Customers with On-Site, Refillable Bottled Water Solutions

Boomerang Water's innovative new technology, paired with Ball's refillable aluminum bottles, meet growing demand for sustainable beverage packaging in venues such as resorts, cruise lines and campuses.

21 Sep 22

Ball Corporation Launches New, Low Carbon Footprint Aluminum Aerosol Can

Ball Corporation today is launching its most sustainable aluminum aerosol can globally, with only half the carbon footprint of a standard can. This will help support Ball’s ambition to achieve its 2030 science-based targets and net-zero emissions prior to 2050.

28 Jun 22

Ball Corporation receives ASI certification for North and Central America beverage packaging operations

Ball Corporation announced today it earned the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for its 25 Beverage Packaging North and Central America (BPNCA) sites which includes 23 manufacturing facilities, one office, and one technical support center. The company received certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards, further strengthening Ball's commitment to responsible production and sourcing practices.

31 Mar 22

Ball to build new aluminum beverage packaging plants in UK & Russia

Ball Corporation is planning to significantly increase its manufacturing capacity, with new cutting-edge facilities in the UK and Russia. With an increasing consumer call for more sustainable purchasing options and a growing number of new brands and beverage categories choosing cans, demand for aluminium packaging is rapidly expanding around the world.

15 Jul 21

Damm and Ball launch world's first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certified beverage cans

From this March onwards, all Damm's cans, which are supplied by Ball Corporation, will be certified according to ASI's standards for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship. The certification covers packaging and storage of beer in cans, as well as related activities including design, packaging and storage of finished products, waste management and storage, and the recovery of waste, including end consumer's packaging waste.

24 Mar 21

Ball presents infinitely recyclable aluminum cups at the Big Game

Ball Corporation and Bud Light have announced a partnership to bring the infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cups to guests at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL for the Big Game. The aluminum cups, which are also available to fans at major events and venues across the country and for purchase online, are a demonstration of the partners' commitment to leveraging the Big Game's scale to advance sustainability in the industry.

05 Feb 21

Coors Light and Ball team up to bring infinitely recyclable aluminum cups to Allegiant stadium fans

Coors Light and Ball Corporation have announced an agreement to bring the infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup to guests at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Ball, a leader in cutting-edge, sustainable aluminum beverage packaging, designed the lightweight aluminum cups in response to growing consumer preference for more sustainable options when enjoying their favorite beverages.

30 Nov 20

A circular alternative to plastic packaging

Ball Corporation is launching a new impact extruded aluminum bottle line that provides a circular solution to plastic pollution. In the hands of our sustainability, innovation and product design experts, aluminum is taking shape as a new bottle – the Infinity Aluminum Bottle – that is designed to be made again.

28 Jan 20

Ball Corporation to build new aluminum cups manufacturing plant in Georgia

Ball Corporation has announced that it will begin construction on its first dedicated aluminum cups manufacturing facility to serve the growing demand for innovative, sustainable beverage packaging for U.S. customers and consumers. The new aluminum cups manufacturing facility will be adjacent to Ball's existing aluminum beverage can manufacturing plant in Rome, Georgia.

16 Oct 19

Ball and CU Boulder introduce game-changing aluminum cup to collegiate sports fans

Ball Corporation and the University of Colorado Boulder have announced a partnership to introduce Ball's infinitely recyclable aluminum cup to collegiate football fans at CU's Folsom Field during the 2019 football season. The lightweight aluminum cups will debut during the Colorado Buffaloes' home opener against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

03 Sep 19

Ball debuts first-ever aluminum cup as consumer demand for sustainable packaging grows

Ball Corporation has announced the launch of a pilot of infinitely recyclable aluminum cups in the U.S. Ball developed the aluminum cup over the past several years as an alternative to plastic cups for use at home and in other areas where plastic cups are common, including indoor and outdoor venues across the country.

27 Aug 19

First flavored water to hit the Russian market, in striking Slim cans

With the support of the world’s leading can manufacturer, Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL), mineral water brand Senezhskaya launched the first flavored water in 25-centiliter slim cans on the Russian market. By choosing this convenient packaging format, the brand is capitalizing on the popularity of the can and bringing it to the flavored water sector.

07 May 19

Ball announces its five most sustainable manufacturing plants of 2018

Ball Corporation has recognized its five most sustainable manufacturing plants of 2018, identifying those that demonstrated leadership through significant efficiency improvements, team safety and wellness enhancements, promotion of metal packaging's sustainability credentials, and engagement in their local communities. Each plant will receive the 2018 R. David Hoover Sustainability Award, with which Ball honors the plant in each region of its Global Beverage Packaging and Aerosol Packaging businesses.

11 Apr 19

Ball introduces its 360° aerosol can

Ball Corporation, the leader in aluminum aerosol packaging, brings to life a new technology that is changing the shape of the industry as the company introduces its 360° aerosol can. The newly developed technology brings another dimension to can contouring, using a process that allows custom shaping, symmetrically or asymmetrically, up to the full circumference of the can, ultimately benefiting both brand owners and end consumers.

22 Jan 19

Ball Corporation agrees to sell Chinese beverage can and end manufacturing facilities

Ball Corporation has announced an agreement to sell its metal beverage packaging facilities in China to ORG Technology Co. Ltd, a leading Chinese metal packaging company, for approximately $225 million total transaction consideration including cash, plus potential additional consideration related to the relocation of an existing facility over the next several years, which the company currently expects to be in the range of $50 million to $75 million.

13 Dec 18

Ball's "Let's Can Hunger!" food drive sets another record

Ball Corporation employees and customers raised the bar again to help address food insecurity in North America during the company's 2018 "Let's Can Hunger!" food drive, collecting a record 666,591 pounds of canned food and more than $76,000. In total, the Ball campaign will deliver more than 1.86 million meals for those in need in communities where Ball operates in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

17 May 18

Ball Corporation's Naro Fominsk ends plant wins prestigious Shingo prize

Ball’s beverage end manufacturing plant in Naro Fominsk, Russia, received the coveted Shingo Prize for 2017. Awarded by the Shingo Institute, the Shingo Prize represents the highest standard of operational excellence in the world. Among the things that impressed the Shingo Institute were the plant’s safety culture, and the focus on people development.

16 May 18

Ball to pop top on Cameo beverage can end printing

Ball Corporation's newest beverage can innovation is helping customers put a colorful lid on their infinitely recyclable aluminum cans from Ball. Available for the first time, Ball's proprietary Cameo End Printing extends customer branding to the top of the can, making the top pop and adding appeal for consumers looking for their favorite beverages. Cameo will be commercially available in early 2019.

26 Apr 18

Ball Corporation takes Alumi-tek bottle to new heights with SKIWATER

Austrian based SKIWATER Beverages is the first European adopter of the Alumi-tek technology, which combines the portability, recyclability and freshness of an aluminium can, with all the benefits of a bottle, filled with their signature sparkling organic raspberry juice. With a wide mouth and re-sealable lid, the 16 ounce high quality aluminum bottle gives the SKIWATER flask stand out packaging and bold graphic design.

13 Mar 18

Ball announces collaboration with Norwegian craft brewer Lervig

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 the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Sweden.

20 Jan 18

Ball wins British Aerosol Manufacturing Association innovation award for tactile can

Ball Corporation has won a 2017 British Aerosol Manufacturing Association Aerosol Packaging Award for its Tactile can, which the company designed and produced. Ball’s innovative design and distinctive tactile print finish were brought to life by a snake featured prominently on an aluminum aerosol can. Tactile ink provides texture on the can for a unique consumer interaction with the package.

03 Nov 17

Ball wins aerosol innovation award for L'Oreal men expert can

Ball has won a 2017 Aerosol Dispensing Forum Innovation Award for its L’Oreal Men Expert antiperspirant can, which is produced using Ball’s ReAl technology. Ball's ReAl technology provides increased strength and allows Ball to lightweight this product by approximately 20 percent, which results in an estimated carbon footprint reduction of 18 percent for a 150-milliliter aerosol can when compared to a standard can.

28 Sep 17

Ball Corporation's Naro Fominsk ends plant wins prestigious Shingo Prize

Ball’s beverage end manufacturing plant in Naro Fominsk, Russia, has received the coveted Shingo Prize for 2017. Awarded by the Shingo Institute, the Shingo Prize represents the highest standard of operational excellence in the world.

16 May 17

Ball Partners with Unilever to deliver lighter weight aerosol packaging

Ball Corporation and Unilever have partnered to bring a more sustainable aluminum aerosol can to the market. The new Rexona and Sure antiperspirant cans employ Ball's innovative ReAl™ technology. The newly created metal alloy that utilizes recycled content exhibits increased strength and allows Ball to lightweight its impact extruded aerosol cans by 20 percent.

17 Apr 17

Garden Brewery announced as latest addition to Ball’s craft beer offering

As craft beer in a can continues to surge in popularity, Ball, the world’s largest canmaker has now collaborated with Croatian craft brewer Garden Brewery to produce distinctive packaging for its craft beer range.

23 Mar 17

Ball Corporation takes Alumi-Tek bottle to new heights with Skiwater

This month, Ball, the world’s largest canmaker and SKIWATER® will be showcasing the Alumi-tek® bottle, one of Ball’s key innovations, at Internorga, Hamburg from 17-21 March 2017. The Alumi-tek bottle from Ball ensures SKIWATER is accessible to on the go customers. With a wide mouth and re-sealable lid, the 16 ounce high quality aluminum bottle gives the SKIWATER flask stand out packaging and bold graphic design.

15 Mar 17

Ball, the world's largest can manufacturer, has collaborated with Norwegian craft brewer Lervig

17 Jan 17

All resolutions pass at Rexam's Annual General Meeting 2016

Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions as set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 17 March 2016 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions.

22 Jun 16

Rexam continues to climb

Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, announces its results for the full year 2015, showing how the company has continued to progress despite difficult conditions by focusing on strategic priorities.

18 Feb 16

Rexam releases 2015 Sustainability Report to news of further recognition within the DJSI

Rexam has published its 2015 Sustainability Report. The same week has also seen the publication of the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and Rexam has again been listed as an industry leader in sustainability. The index is published by RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused exclusively on sustainability investing. Rexam has improved its score in 10 categories within the 2016 index, and is overall industry leader in Risk & Crisis Management, Human Capital Development and Labour Practice Indicators & Human Rights.

15 Sep 15

Results for the first half of 2015 announced by Rexam

Rexam PLC has announced its results for the first half of 2015 to show that the company's strategy is on track as the half year results are in line with expectations.

30 Jul 15

Akzonobel scoops double win at Rexam Supplier Awards

At the 12th annual Rexam Supplier Awards, Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, brought together 75 suppliers from 47 different companies to recognise accomplishments and innovations that have been key in driving growth and success within the beverage can industry. AkzoNobel were the big winners of the night and were declared 'Supplier of the Year'.

29 Apr 15

Rexam and Carlsberg celebrate first ever Cradle to Cradle certification for a beverage can

Rexam is delighted that Carlsberg has received the first ever Cradle to Cradle certification for a beverage can, having been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The certification is part of Carlsberg's Circular Community initiative. The Rexam cans are the first of any of Carlsberg's packaging to receive a certification and the award marks the first time a beverage package has been certified by the Institute.

10 Mar 15

Rexam secures land to expand operations in India

Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer, has secured land in Sri City (55km from Chennai), Southern India to build a beverage can plant, as well as land in Mahindra World City, Jaipur, Northern India to build a beverage can plant in due course. The plant in Sri City represents an initial investment of close to £50 million and will add a total production capacity of close to 800 million cans.

03 Mar 15

Rexam acquires majority stake in United Arab Can Manufacturing

Rexam has completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in beverage can maker United Arab Can Manufacturing Limited (UAC) which was announced in February last year. UAC makes beverage cans and can ends and is situated in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The plant has an annual capacity of 1.8bn cans in both standard and specialty sizes.

24 Feb 15

Rexam delivers good performance in difficult conditions

Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, announces its unaudited results for the full year 2014. Graham Chipchase, Rexam's chief executive, said: "In a difficult year, we delivered a good performance. It has been a great team effort in the face of unprecedented rises in metal premiums, the impact of foreign currency translation and some pricing pressure."

20 Feb 15

Rexam PLC announces its results for the first half of 2014

The beginning of the month saw Rexam PLC announce its results for the first half of 2014 to show that the company's strategy was on track as the half year results were in line with expectations.

07 Aug 14

Rexam's annual Supplier Awards reinforce importance of collaboration in the supply chain

Now in its 11th year, the Rexam Supplier Awards last week saw over 45 suppliers from across Europe, Asia and the Middle East come together to celebrate the achievements of those in their industry. At the event, Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer, recognised companies that consistently ensure reliability, quality and cost effectiveness through the whole supply chain.

28 Mar 14

Rexam annual report: Chief executive's review

Innovation is an area we have consistently highlighted as important to our future, and during 2013 we made good progress establishing the internal structures, governance and areas of activity to address this strategic priority. We took the decision to participate earlier in the technology value chain and are now allocating part of our innovation funds to earlier stage development to help academic ideas come to commercial fruition.

21 Mar 14

Rexam hits target 15% return on capital employed

Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, announces its results for the full year 2013. Commenting, Graham Chipchase, Rexam's Chief Executive, said: "We are pleased to have achieved our 15% ROCE target. We also grew 2013 profits by 4% and have proposed a 14% increase in the dividend to 17.4p. It has been a great team effort."

24 Feb 14

Launch of Rexam's new fully responsive site

Rexam has recently launched its new corporate site at www.rexam.com, which has been enhanced with a fully responsive design to make it even easier for visitors to access all of the site content on tablets or mobile devices.

03 Jul 13

Rexam announces new AMEA division and director appointments

Rexam has announced the creation of a new division, Beverage Can Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) which will include its current plants in Turkey, Egypt, India and China, effective as of January 1st, 2013. The company will be appointing two directors to head these divisions: Craig Jones will become Sector Director of Beverage Can AMEA, and Iain Percival will become Sector Director for Beverage Can Europe.

19 Jul 12

Rexam publishes new Consumer Packaging Report

Rexam, the global consumer packaging company has released the 2011/2012 edition of its 'Consumer Packaging Report', the fifth of its kind over the last eight years. Under the title "Packaging Unwrapped", this year's edition looks at the global trends in consumer packaging, statistical market data drawn from a number of sources including Rexam's own business intelligence, and the key growth drivers in mature and developing markets around the world.

13 Jul 12

Rexam publishes level A GRI sustainability report

Rexam, a leading global consumer packaging company, has today launched its first sustainability report, which has been awarded a grade A application level from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the most comprehensive sustainability reporting guidelines currently available.

13 Jul 12

Rexam agrees to sell Closures for $360M

Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, announces that it has agreed to sell its beverage and speciality closures business (“Closures”) to Berry Plastics for $360M in cash, subject to certain asset adjustments. Completion is expected in Q3 2011 and is conditional on regulatory approvals.

30 Jun 11

Rexam appoints Malcolm Harrison as Group Director Plastic Packaging

Rexam PLC, the world’s second largest consumer packaging group, announces that Malcolm Harrison has been named as the Group Director Plastic Packaging.

08 Mar 10

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