Article: BALL CORPORATION, BBM PARTICIPACOES S.A. TO FORM BRAZILIAN JOINT VENTURE

MUNCIE, Ind., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) and BBM Participacoes S.A. of Rio de Janeiro have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture company to manufacture aluminum beverage containers in Brazil. Formation of the joint venture is subject to Brazilian government and certain other approvals. Ball and BBM plan to begin plant construction soon after all approvals are received.

Ball and BBM, a Brazilian investment company of the BBM financial group, each will hold a 50 percent interest in the joint venture, which will produce in excess of 1.5 billion cans and ends annually. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation board of ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!