BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball
Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced the five aluminum
packaging plants with the most significant operational and social
sustainability improvements in 2019, including progress
across the areas with the most significant sustainability impact
across our operations (safety, energy, water and waste), as well as
the promotion of aluminum packaging's sustainability credentials
and engagement in their local communities.
Ball is awarding one plant in each region of its Global Beverage
Packaging and one plant in its Aerosol Packaging businesses with
the 2019 R. David Hoover Sustainability Award.
The winners of the 2019 R. David Hoover Sustainability Award
are:
Global Beverage Packaging
- Kapolei, Hawaii
(Beverage Packaging North & Central
America): The Kapolei plant
set a plant record for electricity and gas efficiency in
January 2019 and, during the year,
saved Ball more than $1 million
through energy efficiency projects. Kapolei also completed 3 water efficiency
projects, which resulted in a 30% reduction in normalized water
usage between 2018 and 2019.
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Beverage Packaging South America): Buenos Aires has continued to improve
efficiency across Ball's Big 6 categories since 2014. Between 2018
and 2019, Buenos Aires reduced
total waste 15%, increased recycling 4% and decreased water usage
by more than 3% in 2019. Buenos
Aires also demonstrated an "exceptional" willingness to
participate in innovative projects, and share best practices and
provide assistance to other Ball plants.
- Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Beverage Packaging EMEA):
The Gelsenkirchen plant improved across Ball's Big 6 categories,
achieving zero total recordable incidents, improving electricity
efficiency by nearly 5%, natural gas efficiency by 12% and water
efficiency by 6% in 2019. The plant also decreased its waste by 24%
and was rated "excellent" for its ongoing improvement and
commitment to efficiency projects, as well as dedication supporting
others. Gelsenkirchen also excelled in driving BPEMEA's ASI
certification (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative).
- Yangon, Myanmar
(Beverage Packaging Asia Pacific): The Yangon plant has consistently improved its
electricity efficiency since 2016, improving by nearly 23% in 2019
by implementing several energy efficiency projects. The plant also
improved its overall safety culture with improved reporting and a
greater focus on corrective actions. In addition, they implemented
communications campaigns about the sustainability benefits of
aluminum cans for local audiences, engaging celebrities, social
influencers and NGOs.
Aerosol Packaging
- San Luis Potosí, Mexico: The San Luis Potosí plant attained
zero total recordable incidents for the year. As Ball's most
electricity efficient aerosol plant in 2018, San Luis Potosí
reduced its electricity intensity by another almost 5% in 2019,
improving its electricity efficiency by 10.4% since 2016. The plant
also launched a campaign to educate the public about aluminum's
sustainability credentials and to increase recycling rates.
"In our ongoing efforts to further enhance the sustainability
credentials of aluminum packaging, all of our operations are
continuously seeking opportunities to achieve zero accidents,
minimize environmental impacts, support their local communities,
and educate consumers about the importance of beverage and aerosol
can recycling," said Bjoern Kulmann,
director, global sustainability. "We have seen fantastic results
and impacts by each of our plants in 2019 and congratulate these
five plants who went above and beyond in their commitment to
sustainability."
Ball established the annual R. David Hoover Sustainability Award
in 2011 in honor of the company's former chairman, president and
chief executive officer, who was a key driver in the development of
the company's formal sustainability program.
Ball will release its 2020 sustainability achievements, as well
as updated, third-party verified sustainability data, later this
year on www.ball.com. For more information about Ball's ongoing
sustainability efforts, please visit
www.ball.com/sustainability.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum
packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household
products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and
services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and
its subsidiaries employ more than 18,300 people worldwide and
reported 2019 net sales of $11.5
billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or
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Key factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
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the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99 in our
Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at www.sec.gov.
Additional factors that might affect: a) our packaging segments
include product capacity, supply, and demand constraints and
fluctuations; availability/cost of raw materials and logistics;
competitive packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate
and weather; footprint adjustments and other manufacturing changes,
including the startup of new facilities and lines; failure to
achieve synergies, productivity improvements or cost reductions;
mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; customer and
supplier consolidation; power and supply chain interruptions,
including due to virus and disease outbreaks; potential delays and
tariffs related to the U.K's departure from the EU; changes in
major customer or supplier contracts or a loss of a major customer
or supplier; political instability and sanctions; currency
controls; changes in foreign exchange or tax rates; and tariffs,
trade actions, or other governmental actions, including business
restrictions and shelter-in-place orders in any country affecting
goods produced by us or in our supply chain, including imported raw
materials, such as those related to COVID-19 and those pursuant to
Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or Section 301
of Trade Act of 1974; b) our aerospace segment include funding,
authorization, availability and returns of government and
commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical
uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the company as a
whole include those listed plus: the extent to which
sustainability-related opportunities arise and can be capitalized
upon; changes in senior management, succession, and the ability to
attract and retain skilled labor; regulatory action or issues
including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety,
including U.S. FDA and other actions or public concerns affecting
products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used
in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; technological
developments and innovations; the ability to manage cyber threats
and the success of information technology initiatives; litigation;
strikes; disease; pandemic; labor cost changes; rates of return on
assets of the company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension
changes; uncertainties surrounding geopolitical events and
governmental policies both in the U.S. and in other countries,
including policies, orders and actions related to COVID-19, the
U.S. government elections, budget, sequestration and debt limit;
reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and
successful or unsuccessful joint ventures, acquisitions and
divestitures, and their effects on our operating results and
business generally.
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