Ball to Expand in Southeast Asia Beverage Can Market

Ball Corporation BLL, announced today it has entered into an agreement with its joint venture partner Thai Beverage Can Limited, a 50 percent associated company owned by Berli Jucker Public Company Limited to build a beverage can manufacturing plant in Vietnam.

The plant will be located in the Tan Uyen district in Binh Duong province. Ball will hold an approximately 50 percent economic interest in the joint venture facility, which is expected to begin production in the first half of 2012.