19 APRIL 2012MarketWatch
Ball Corporation announces a metal technology that can use recycled aluminum in Aluminum Aerosol Packaging
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Ball Corporation [NYSE: BLL] announced today a metal technology breakthrough that enables the use of recycled aluminum in the manufacture of extruded aluminum packaging for aerosols. The resulting new metal alloy exhibits increased strength and allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. Ball's technology breakthrough will allow the company to lightweight its extruded aluminum aerosol packaging by as much as 10 percent, with further lightweighting expected in the future.
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