BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation
(NYSE: BLL), the leader in the specialty aluminum beverage can and
bottle market, has announced its newest can size – the 8-oz. "trim"
can. The small, lightweight can is ideal for juices and other
beverages for portion-conscious consumers, and is unbreakable,
quick-chilling and 100 percent recyclable.
The 8-oz. trim can, which is a shorter version of Ball's 8.4-oz.
trim can, has a 202 can body diameter and a 200 diameter end.
Ball's 8-oz. trim can is designed to run on existing filling lines
and requires no line modifications by customers.
The trim 8-oz. package meets the newly recommended guidelines
from the USDA that specify eight ounces as the maximum serving size
for beverages sold in schools. Ball will also continue to make its
popular 8.4-oz. size.
"We are committed to the North American beverage market and to
meeting the growing demand for smaller, portion-control products,"
said Robert M. Miles, vice
president, sales, for Ball's metal beverage packaging division,
Americas. "Ball's 8-oz. trim can is a sustainable solution for
customers looking to stand out in the marketplace and tap into
incremental distribution channels."
Ball is the leading supplier of metal beverage cans and bottles
in the world, offering high-quality containers in over 20 different
sizes to its global customers. Ball's technology enables
value-added enhancements for beverage cans and aluminum bottles,
such as high definition printing, reclosable ends and colored tabs
and ends.
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
14,500 people worldwide and reported 2010 sales of more than
$7.6 billion. For the latest Ball
news and for other company information, please visit
http://www.ball.com.
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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 on our website 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; political instability and sanctions; 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
recent global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk,
asset values and the economy; successful or unsuccessful
acquisitions; regulatory action or laws including tax,
environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and
other actions affecting products filled in our containers, 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