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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Ball Metal Food & Household Products Packaging Division received the HPR Award (Highly Protected Risk) for 2010 from FM Global. FM Global believes that the majority of loss is preventable. Ball takes a similar approach in the areas of accident prevention and property conservation and puts tremendous effort into plant housekeeping and maintenance in order [...]
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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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For 130 years, Ball Steeltin has been an industry leader in packaging development. Ball Steeltin’s industry-leading product development team and specialty packaging division can make unique packaging solutions to suit any business’s needs. Ball Specialty Packaging’s experienced staff includes food scientists, packing and tooling engineers, arts & graphics personnel, metallurgists, and coating specialists. Tooling development and [...]
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Maplecroft, a leading source of global and risk analysis, has ranked Ball as one of the top Climate Innovation Indexes (CIIs) leaders for 2010. CIIs evaluate company performance in climate-related innovation and carbon management and are based on public disclosure and direct engagement. Ball ranked 69 out of 100 leader companies. Maplecroft set a benchmark [...]
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Ball Steeltin, maker of Christmas tins and cookie tins, created the 16-oz. Alumi-Tek® bottle for GOOD4U Sports & Wellness Formulas which is a winner in the Bronze category for the 2010 Global Packaging Design Awards. The awards, sponsored by Beverage World magazine, recognize the best in beverage packaging design from around the world.
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Ball Corporation has received Ocean Spray’s Supplier of the Year Award for sustainability. Ocean Spray chose Ball Steeltin, maker of metal containers, for the company’s “overall commitment to environmental sustainability, long-running efforts in packaging reduction and light weighting and the spirit of transparency” regarding Ball’s sustainability initiatives. The award is part of Ocean Spray’s 2010 Strategic Supplier [...]
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The Ball Steeltin plant, maker of cookie tins and Christmas tins, continues to make upgrades to its facility as part of our continuous improvement initiative. Ball is now the largest supplier of aluminum slugs in the world. The acquisition of Neuman Aluminum positions Ball for future growth in aerosol and beverage can production and new markets. In [...]
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This has been a year in training as all Ball employees are to participate in Continuous Improvement Yellow Belt training, a process used to be more efficient in critical thinking and problem solving. Once all training is done, project s will be assigned for employees to receive their actual belts. Management continues up the ranks [...]
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