Ball Corporation, earlier Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Co. is an American company famous for producing glass canning jars. Founded in 1880, in Buffalo, New York, they moved to Muncie, Indiana in 1887. The company expanded into avionics, computer monitors, metal beverage containers and plastic containers. They spun off their canning supplies business in 1993 and sold its remaining glass and aerosol can businesses in 1996. Canning is a method of preserving food by first heating it to a temperature that destroys contaminating micro-organisms, and then sealing it in air-tight jars or cans. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, also known as the Queen city, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... History The area was first settled in the 1770s by the Delaware Indians, who had been transported from their tribal lands near the east coast to Ohio and eastern Indiana. ...
BallCorporation is one of the world's largest producers of metal and plastic containers for the beverage and food industry.
Ball's strategy in the packaging division is to produce high quality products to meet the requirements of the high volume, strong growth segments in the beverage and food markets.
The BallCorporation shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLL.
Certificate Vignette BallCorporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of metal and plastic packaging to the beverage and food industries.
Balls packaging strategy is to manufacture, market, sell and service products that will meet the metal and plastic packaging needs of the beverage and food markets.
Ball is recognized around the world for its high-quality metal and PET plastic food and beverage containers, and for its leading aerospace technology products and services.