Jan 19 2011
Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today completed its acquisition of Aerocan S.A.S., a leading supplier of extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles in Europe. Ball announced the acquisition in December 2010.
Aerocan manufactures extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles, and aluminum slugs used to make them, for customers in the personal care, pharmaceutical, beverage and food industries. It operates three aerosol can manufacturing plants - in Velim, Czech Republic; Bellegarde, France; and Devizes, United Kingdom - and is a 51 percent owner of a joint venture aluminum slug plant in Beaurepaire, France. The plants employ approximately 560 people.