BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE:
BLL) has received Ocean Spray's Supplier of the Year Award for
sustainability. Ocean Spray chose Ball for the company's "overall
commitment to environmental sustainability, long-running efforts in
packaging reduction and lightweighting and the spirit of
transparency" regarding Ball's sustainability initiatives.
The award is part of Ocean Spray's 2010 Strategic Supplier
Partnership Awards. Ball supplies recyclable aluminum cans for a
variety of Ocean Spray beverages.
Ocean Spray noted examples of Ball's recent sustainability
success, including:
- Decreasing energy usage by 11 percent from 2007 to 2009 and
increasing energy efficiency (energy used per 1,000 units produced)
by 9 percent during the same period
- Achieving a 13 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in
2009 compared to a 2002 baseline
- Decreasing absolute corporate water usage by 8.6 percent from
2007 to 2009
- Converting to a new beverage can end that uses more than 10
percent less aluminum
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality packaging for
beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace
and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S.
government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than
14,000 people worldwide and reported 2009 sales of more than
$7.3 billion including discontinued
operations. For the latest Ball news and for other information
about sustainability at Ball, please visit
http://www.ball.com/sustainability.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning
future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects,"
"anticipates," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2
in our Form 10-K, which are available at our Web site and at
www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect our packaging segments
include fluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability
and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging availability,
pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop
yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated
productivity improvements or production cost reductions; mandatory
deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major
customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or
supplier; and changes in foreign exchange rates or tax rates.
Factors that might affect our aerospace segment include: funding,
authorization, availability and returns of government and
commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical
uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors that might
affect the company as a whole include those listed plus: accounting
changes; changes in senior management; the current global recession
and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the
economy; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures or
divestitures; integration of recently acquired businesses;
regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and
workplace safety, including in respect of climate change, or
chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the
manufacturing process; governmental investigations; technological
developments and innovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust,
patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of
return projected and earned on assets of the company's defined
benefit retirement plans; pension changes; reduced cash flow;
interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results
due to statutory audits or other effects.
SOURCE Ball Corporation
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