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updated: Thu Jul 03, 2008 03:22 pm

Ball News

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Thursday Jul 3 | Modern Plastics

Packaging: Ball closes PP barrier plant in Ontario

Ball Corp. will shutter a polypropylene bottle blowmolding plant in Brampton, ON that it acquired in 2006 through the purchase of Alcan Packaging assets.

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Related Topix: Broomfield, CO, Canada, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Alcan, Mining, Metals

Tue Jul 01, 2008

BeverageDaily

Ball gets rolling on pack sustainability

Global packager Ball has outlined a number of initiatives designed to slash the environmental impacts and production costs of its operations as part of its first annual sustainability report.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Bizjournals

Ball closing Ontario plant

Ball Corp. is closing a manufacturing plant in Ontario, officials said today. The manufacturing being done at the Brampton, Ontario plant will be transferred to other plants, including a Ball plant in ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Baldwinsville, NY

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Earth Times

Ball to Close Brampton, Ontario, Plastic Packaging Plant

BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 26 CO-BLL-CloseBrampton BROOMFIELD, Colo. , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation announced today that it plans to close its plastic packaging manufacturing plant in Brampton, ...

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Related Topix: Broomfield, CO, Canada, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Space Ref

NASA Recognizes Ball Aerospace's Pieper for CloudSat Mission

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, June 16, 2008 Source: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Scotsman.com Living

Best summer fitness fun

AS THE holidays draw near, here are a few organisations aiming to keep children fit and active during the summer: ENJOY-A-BALL, across Scotland, 0845 226 2694 , www.enjoy-a-ball.com Wonderful sports coaching ...

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Earth Times

Research and Markets: Premium Company Profile of Ball Corporation -...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Premium Company Profile: Ball Corporation" to their offering.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Beverages, CocaCola

Sat May 31, 2008

MCADCafe

Ball Aerospace Receives NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Contractor of the Year Award

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has named Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Science / Technology, Space, Manufacturing

Thu May 29, 2008

NewsLink Indiana

Ball Glass receives historical marker

Muncie 10 years ago, it is not forgotten. A historical marker was dedicated to the Ball Brother's Glass Manufacturing Company today in commemoration of its achievements and contributions in Muncie .

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Related Topix: Muncie, IN, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Central, IN

Tue May 27, 2008

Star-Press

Ball Corp. headquarters left Muncie 10 years ago

MUNCIE -- Ten years after Ball Corp. moved its national headquarters from Muncie to Colorado, officials and employees say the company's decision left a lasting impression on the community as well as on the ...

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Muncie, IN, Muncie Metro

Tue May 20, 2008

Seeking Alpha

Ball Corporation CEO Speaks About His Company

On May 19, The Wall Street Transcript interviewed R. David Hoover, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation .

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Related Topix: Serbia, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Sun May 11, 2008

The Denver Business Journal

Crocs, Dow index both finish higher

Shares in Crocs jumped 14.46 percent on Thursday, climbing to $11.40 each. Company shares have ranged between $9.53 and $75.21 in the past 52 weeks. via The Denver Business Journal

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Apartment Investment and Management, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Fri May 09, 2008

The Boulder County Business Report

Ball Aerospace wins NASA contracts

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder has been awarded two NASA contracts that support the agency's Science Mission Directorate 2007 Instrument Incubator Program, or IIP, in developing Earth science ... via The Boulder County Business Report

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Boulder, CO, Manufacturing, Science / Technology, Space

Wed May 07, 2008

UK Home Ideas

Contemporary Elegance - Farrow & Ball's Special Edition 1

Special Edition I' is a bold new collection of wallpapers from Farrow & Ball, which prove that classic can also be contemporary, and elegance can also be adventurous. via UK Home Ideas

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Mon May 05, 2008

Space Ref

Ball Aerospace Wins NASA Earth Sensing Contracts

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, May 5, 2008 Source: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. via Space Ref

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing

Sun May 04, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Vented, wide-mouth beer can devised locally

“We brainstormed and created a list of possible solutions”

Beer drinkers who like their brew in a can and want a smoother pour now can get it -- thanks to a new pull-top can developed by Alcoa Inc. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Mining, Alcoa, Golden, CO, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Fri May 02, 2008

Earth Times

Ball and Alcoa Help Deliver Latest in Can Innovation

Alcoa , the company that invented the pull-top aluminum can, announced today that it has worked with Ball Corporation and Coors Brewing Company to introduce the Vented Wide Mouth Can the industry ' s first-ever ... via Earth Times

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Mining, Alcoa, Beer, Drink, Inventions, Science / Technology, Golden, CO

Mon Apr 28, 2008

MCADCafe

NASA Recognizes Ball Aerospace's Weimer for CALIPSO Mission

“This recognition is an honor for me, and a testament to the outstanding team efforts that continue to make the CALIPSO mission so successful”

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s Carl Weimer will be awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal during a ceremony May 8, for his work on the Cloud-Aerosol LIDAR and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite ... via MCADCafe

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing, Science / Technology, Space

Fri Apr 25, 2008

Jobwerx.com

Beverage can manufacturing plant to close in Kent, WA

“The viability of the Kent plant in the current market became increasingly unsustainable”

The Ball Corporation beverage can manufacturing plant located in Kent, Washington USA is to close its operations later this year, displacing over one hundred employees. via Jobwerx.com

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Related Topix: Kent, WA, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Wed Apr 23, 2008

Daily Camera

Ball to close Wash. can plant

Ball to close Wash. can plant By Alicia Wallace Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Broomfield-based Ball Corp. via Daily Camera

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

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