PR Newswire
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 5, 2017
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) is recognizing six of its 90 global manufacturing plants with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for their considerable progress toward Ball's sustainability and business goals, including making the can the most sustainable package in the supply chain.
The annual award recognizes one plant in each division of Ball's Global Beverage Packaging and Food & Aerosol Packaging businesses for year-over-year and longer-term operational improvements, as well as their role as product stewards, community ambassadors and team players.
The most sustainable plants of 2016 and highlights of their achievements include:
Global Beverage Packaging
Food & Aerosol Packaging
"Sustainability remains at the core of maximizing value in all of Ball's businesses," said John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to set aggressive goals and, thanks to disciplined execution at all levels, made significant progress toward achieving them last year. Congratulations to the 2016 Hoover Sustainability Award winning plants and our employees for their persistent dedication to our long-term vision of making the can the most sustainable package."
In 2011, Ball established the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award in honor of the company's former chairman, president and CEO, who was a key driver in the development of Ball's formal sustainability program.
In May, Ball will release updated, third-party verified sustainability data 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 packaging solutions for beverage, food 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 18,450 people worldwide and 2016 net sales were $9.1 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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SOURCE Ball Corporation
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