General Info

Ball Corporation is a provider of metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages, foods, aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. Founded in 1880, the company employs more than 15,600 people in more than 90 locations worldwide. The company provides metal beverage and plastic containers as well as metal food containers. Its plastic beverage containers are in use almost everywhere, including stadiums, on desks and at the beach. The company has many locations, including Ames, Iowa. Ball Corporation stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLL.