BALL Corp (NYSE: BALL)

Ball Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries. The company was organized in 1880 and incorporated in the state of Indiana in 1922. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Ball Corporation operates manufacturing facilities worldwide and its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BALL.

Ball Corporation generates revenue primarily from the sale of aluminum packaging products such as beverage containers, extruded aerosol containers, recloseable bottles and aluminum slugs. These products are sold to multinational beverage, personal care and household products companies as well as to regional customers under long term supply contracts. The company’s revenue reflects global demand for sustainable packaging and is driven by volume and price of its aluminum containers.

Ball Corporation holds a leading position in the aluminum beverage container market across its key regions. In North and Central America it is the largest producer with approximately thirty six percent of regional shipments while in Europe Middle East and Africa it holds about thirty nine percent and in South America about forty six percent. Competitors include glass and polyethylene terephthalate packaging providers, but Ball benefits from scale, long term customer contracts, price pass through mechanisms and its sustainability credentials.

Ball Corporation serves a diverse customer base that includes major multinational beverage, personal care and household products firms. These customers rely on Ball for stable supply of aluminum packaging and often enter into multi year agreements with the company. In addition to global accounts the company supplies numerous regional customers across its operating regions.