Ball Corporation Announces Decision to Leave Russia
Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) has announced its decision to end operations in Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The company is suspending future investments and reducing operations at its three Russian manufacturing facilities, which accounted for approximately 4% of total net sales and 8% of comparable operating earnings in 2021. Ball is also seeking to sell its Russian business. These changes reflect the company's response to geopolitical risks impacting its supply chain and operational capacity.
- Ball Corporation is taking proactive measures to mitigate risks due to the geopolitical situation in Russia and Ukraine.
- The decision to divest from Russia could lead to a more focused investment strategy in markets with less risk.
- The exit from the Russian market may result in a loss of approximately 4% of total net sales and 8% of comparable operating earnings.
- Operations in Russia produced about 5% of the company's global beverage can shipments, which could impact overall production capacity.
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) continues to be deeply troubled by the war in Ukraine. In addition to suspending future investments in Russia—a decision we shared last week—we have made the decision to reduce operations immediately at our three manufacturing facilities in Russia and are pursuing the sale of our Russian business to a new owner.
In 2021, our Russian business represented approximately 4 percent of the company's total net sales and 8 percent of the company's total comparable operating earnings. In addition, our plants in Russia produced approximately 5 percent of the company's 112.5 billion global beverage can unit shipments during 2021.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products for customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 24,300 people worldwide and reported 2021 net sales of
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