Posted in Ball Steeltin, Excellence In Metal Decorating on Jul 7th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Ball ranks No. 300 on the 2010 Fortune 500 list, Ball Steeltin, Uncategorized on May 17th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Ball on Forbes Global 2000 List, Ball Steeltin, Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Heitage, Ball Steeltin, Go Green, HPR Award (Highly Protected Risk) for 2010, tin containers, Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Ball Heitage, Ball Steeltin, Custom Tins, tin containers, Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Ball Steeltin, Custom Tins, tin containers, Uncategorized on Jan 16th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Go Green, Maplecraft Ranking, tin containers, Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Ball Corporation, Ball Steeltin, Go Green, Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Custom Tins, Digital Printing on Tins, tin containers on Oct 28th, 2010
Metal tins are perfect containers for food and perishable products and gifts, as is evidenced by their long history of use spanning centuries. Nowadays, your handouts and special edition products can be placed in metal tins that take advantage of new advances in digital printing technology. It’s easy to fully customize your packaging to create [...]
Posted in Ball Steeltin, Cookie Tins, tin containers on Jan 29th, 2010
Next time you stroll the aisles of your local market, take a moment to notice the packaging of the product in the aisle. Is this a good packaging solution or is there a better packaging alternative that would make the product more alluring to consumers? What role does merchandise packaging play in consumer product selection? [...]