Ball Corp
Ball Corp
Sector: Industrial
Description
Ball Corporation (BLL) is an American packaging company.
The company engages itself in the packaging services of metals, foods, home-care products, industrial products, and personal care products. The packaging products of the firm are manufactured in various plants of the company located in different international locations.
The packaging solutions provider conducts its activities through different business divisions:
• North and Central America
• South America
• Europe
• Aerospace segment
Beverage packaging (Central America, US and Canada):
The segment sells its packaging products under multi-year contracts to the beverage plants for carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, beer, and other beverages.
Beverage packaging (South America)
The segment deals with packaging solutions for drinks and beverages in this geographic segment. In addition, the US-based packaging solutions company provides for canned beverage containers in Brazil.
Beverage packaging (Europe)
It sells containers for beverages in European countries. In addition, the packaging company also sells other packaging products in the European beverage and carbonated drink sectors.
Aerospace Segment:
The American firm provides a range of technical solutions and related products to government bodies, contractors, and other commercial businesses. It provides its services in various sectors, ranging from information, warfare, electronic warfare, avionics, intelligence training and space system operations.
The packaging solutions company was founded in 1880.
The Colorado-based also caters to packaging solutions needed by clients in the aerospace and technology sector.
The company operates and offers its services through different subsidiaries, including Ball Packaging Europe GmbH and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation.
The firm recently started selling its new BALL ALUMINUM CUP™ to around 18,000 food, drugs, and other retailers. The retailer includes Kroger, CVS, Target, Albertsons, etc.
It claims to be S&P 500 company that is publicly listed on NYSE. The trading symbol is 'BLL'.
The packaging solutions company was among America’s Best Employers and Forbes Global 2000.
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