General Info

Ball Corporation is a provider of metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages and foods. It also provides packaging to the aerospace industry, as well as other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. Founded in 1880, the company employs more than 13,200 people in approximately 75 locations worldwide. During its more than 125 years of existence, Ball has grown from a small producer of wooden-jacketed tin cans to an international manufacturing company with a cutting-edge aerospace business. Ball is recognized throughout the world for its metal and PET plastic food and beverage containers, as well as for its leading aerospace technology products and services. Based in Boulder, Colo., Ball Aerospace develops technologies for defense, civil and commercial purposes that include full satellite systems and space missions; instruments and sensors; antennas and components; and a variety of space-qualified subsystems. Ball Corporation, which recorded more than $5.5 billion in sales in 2005, maintains operations in De Forest, Wis.