Ball Corporation has exceeded its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal set in 22004 as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Leaders program, the company announced today. Ball had committed to reduce its direct and indirect GHG emissions globally by 16 percent by 2012, using 2002 as the baseline year. By aggressively [...]
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On Monday, January 24, 2011 the Baltimore plant was recognized by FM Global for achieving HPR (Highly Protected Risk) status for two consecutive years. An industrial site is HPR-certified when all of the recommendations issued by the insurance company in terms of construction, installation and fire protection are met, so that the likelihood of risk of [...]
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The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached its highest level in a decade, with 58.1 percent of all cans recycled last year –a rate that is more than double that of any other beverage container. The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced on June 15 [...]
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Ball ranks No. 300 on the 2010 Fortune 500 list, Fortune Magazine’s annual list of the U.S. companies with the largest revenue. Ball reported 2010 sales of $7.6 billion. That was enough to move Ball up into No. 300, just one place ahead of Crown Holdings, who came in at No. 301. Ball ranks as the largest company in the packaging/containers [...]
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In its list of the Global 2000 Leading Companies, Forbes Magazine ranked Ball Corporation #1,257 in the overall list and #1 in the containers and packaging category. The list, released on April 20, is based on a combination of company sales, profits, assets and market value. It excludes privately held companies. The ranking differs from [...]
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Corporate Responsibility Magazine has recognized Ball as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens. In the magazine’s 12th annual ranking released on March 2, Ball ranked 94 out of 100 companies. The “100 Best List” is based on publically available information and ranks Russell 1000 companies on their performance in seven key areas: environment, climate [...]
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The recent events in Japan have been devastating. To help in the relief efforts, Ball is making a donation to the Red Cross. This donation is our first major gift from the Ball Foundation, which was recently established to help drive our corporate giving as part of the social component of our triple bottom line [...]
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Ball Corporation has been selected for inclusion in SAM’s The Sustainability Yearbook 2011, a comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability and the related challenges and opportunities for companies. SAM is an investment group focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing including Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Ball is listed as a “Bronze Class” company in the Containers & Packaging sector. [...]
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Employees in Findlay set several records during the third quarter, including: Production -Set daily, weekly and five week records for production of 12-oz. aluminum beverage cans -Set daily and weekly records for production of 7.5-oz aluminum beverage cans -Set daily and weekly records for production of 5.5-oz aluminum beverage cans -Set manufacturing spoilage record on [...]
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Since the founding of the company, Ball has advanced from the small tin can manufacturer to a manufacturing company with an international aerospace business. Ball is known throughout the world for its metal and for its PET plastic beverage and food containers as well as its aerospace technology. The five brothers who founded the company [...]
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