Miller Lite Launches New 16-oz. Alumi-Tek(R) Aluminum Pint Bottles from Ball
September 24 2008 - 2:26PM
PR Newswire (US)
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball
Corporation (NYSE:BLL) is bringing its new, 16-oz. Alumi-Tek
aluminum beverage bottles to market with Miller Lite. The sleek,
resealable bottles feature a wide, 38-mm opening that provides a
smooth flow, are quick to chill and are 100 percent recyclable.
"The great taste of Miller Lite gets even better when it's enjoyed
from our new aluminum pint," said Grant Leech, vice president of
marketing for Miller Lite. "This package drinks like a bottle and
cools like a can to deliver an invigorating taste experience." The
Miller Lite aluminum pint will be tested throughout much of the
Midwest and South through the end of the year. Test markets for the
Miller Lite aluminum pint are Alabama, Arkansas, Dallas, Florida,
Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. The
Miller Lite aluminum pint is intended for off-premise retailers,
with a focus on convenience stores. The package will be sold as
part of a nine-pack. In addition to beer, the light weight
Alumi-Tek bottle can be used for a wide variety of beverages, such
as carbonated soft drinks, juices, energy drinks, and beverages
requiring retort processing. Ball leverages its two-piece aluminum
beverage can manufacturing expertise to produce the Alumi-Tek
bottle because the manufacturing technology for both packages is
very similar. The bottles have the same high quality graphics found
on cans and are decorated with the same printing process. Both
12-oz. and 16-oz. bottles are manufactured at Ball's aluminum
beverage can plant in Monticello, Ind. Ball Corporation is a
supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging products for
beverage, food and household customers, and of aerospace and other
technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball
Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 15,500 people
worldwide and reported 2007 sales of $7.4 billion. Image Available:
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that might affect our packaging segments include fluctuation in
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improvements or production cost reductions, including our beverage
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