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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Ball Corporation has been recognized by the International Metal Decorator’s Association with two ‘Best of Category’ awards for excellence in metal decorating. Ceremonies were held during the association’s annual convention, May 24-26, in Bloomindale, Ill. Taking the top prize out of nine entries in the general line category was a one- gallon oblong can for Kikkoman [...]
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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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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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BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/– During 2010, Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) reduced its global energy use by 2 percent and waste-to-landfill by 6 percent, the company said today. All reductions are based on per unit of production. Eleven of Ball’s manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe now send no waste to [...]
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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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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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