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Ball Corporation (Ball) is a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages, foods and household products. The Company also produces steel food cans, steel aerosol cans, polyethylene terepthalate (PET) and polypropylene plastic bottles for beverages and foods, plastic pails, steel paint cans and decorative steel tins. It designs, develops and manufactures aerospace systems. The Company operates in five segments: metal beverage packaging, Americas; metal beverage packaging, Europe/Asia; metal food and household products packaging, Americas; plastic packaging, Americas, and aerospace and technologies. On March 27, 2006, Ball Corporation acquired U.S. Can Corporation (U.S. Can). On March 28, 2006, Ball acquired North American plastic bottle container assets from Alcan Packaging (Alcan). On February 15, 2008, Ball Aerospace sold its small Australian defense services business to a subsidiary of QinetiQ plc.(Source: 10-K)