Ball Completes Acquisition of Aerocan S.A.S.
Highlights
o Ball has completed its previously announced acquisition of Aerocan S.A.S.
o Aerocan is a leading supplier of extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles in Europe
o The acquisition, combined with Ball's 2010 acquisition of Neuman Aluminum in the U.S., makes Ball a leading global supplier of aluminum slugs used to make extruded aluminum packaging
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 18, 2011 - Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today completed its acquisition of Aerocan S.A.S., a leading supplier of extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles in Europe. Ball announced the acquisition in December 2010.
Aerocan manufactures extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles, and aluminum slugs used to make them, for customers in the personal care, pharmaceutical, beverage and food industries. It operates three aerosol can manufacturing plants - in Velim, Czech Republic; Bellegarde, France; and Devizes, United Kingdom - and is a 51 percent owner of a joint venture aluminum slug plant in Beaurepaire, France. The plants employ approximately 560 people.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2009 sales of more than $7.3 billion including discontinued operations. For the latest Ball news and for other company information, please visit www.ball.com.
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