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Ball completes acquisition of Aerocan

Shaun Weston20 Jan 2011

Ball Corporation has completed its acquisition of Aerocan SAS, a supplier of extruded aluminium aerosol cans and bottles in Europe. Ball announced the acquisition in December 2010.

Aerocan manufactures extruded aluminium aerosol cans and bottles, and aluminium slugs used to make them, for customers in the personal care, pharmaceutical, beverage and food industries.

It operates three aerosol can manufacturing plants – in the Czech Republic, France and the UK – and is a 51% owner of a joint venture aluminium slug plant in Beaurepaire, France. The plants employ approximately 560 people.

Source: Ball Corporation

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