Ball recognizes five plants with 2018 Hoover Sustainability Award

Ball Corporation recognized its five most sustainable manufacturing plants of 2018 with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award. The five plants demonstrated significant efficiency improvements, team safety and wellness enhancements, promotion of metal packaging's sustainability credentials, and community engagement.

John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer said: "We are honored to announce the recipients of the 2018 Hoover Sustainability Award, and we applaud their success in making Ball's products and operations more sustainable.”

"At Ball, sustainability and delivering long-term value for stakeholders go hand in hand, and these five plants have demonstrated leadership in achieving both. We're proud to offer the most sustainable packaging choice, and we look forward to continued collaboration with our plants around the world to drive operational excellence."

The winners of the 2018 R. David Hoover Sustainability Award are: Tampa, Florida (Beverage Packaging North & Central America); Aguas Claras, Brazil (Beverage Packaging South America); Ludesch, Austria (Beverage Packaging Europe); Taloja, India (Beverage Packaging Asia Pacific & AMEA); and Devizes, England (All Regions).

The award recognizes one plant in each region of Ball’s Global Beverage Packaging and Aerosol Packaging businesses.