Ball Corporation has appointed Carey Causey as president of Beverage Packaging North and Central America, effective immediately, succeeding Kathleen Pitre. Scott Vail becomes president of Beverage Packaging EMEA, succeeding Mandy Glew, who retires in January 2027.
Why this mattersBoth regional can businesses go to internal executives with prior EMEA and supply-chain roles, pointing to continuity rather than strategic change in Ball's beverage operations.
- Carey Causey named SVP and president of Beverage Packaging North and Central America, effective immediately, succeeding Kathleen Pitre.
- Scott Vail named SVP and president of Beverage Packaging EMEA, succeeding Mandy Glew who retires in January 2027.
- Causey was Ball's chief growth officer since 2024 and previously led Beverage Packaging EMEA from 2021 to 2024.
- Vail has been Ball's chief supply chain and operations officer since 2025, joining Ball in 2021 from Metal Container Corporation and AB InBev.
- Ball Corporation reported 2025 net sales of USD 13.16bn and employs about 16,000 people across more than 65 plants worldwide.
Germany's Bundeskartellamt has cleared Ball Corporation's acquisition of an 80% stake and sole control of Benepack Belgium N.V. and Benepack Hungary KFT, both beverage can manufacturers, within the standard one-month review period. The regulator found no significant risk of coordinated or unilateral competitive harm and no material price-increase incentive for Ball in the concentrated European beverage can market.
Why this mattersThe clearance signals German antitrust tolerance for further consolidation in an already concentrated European beverage can market.
- Bundeskartellamt cleared Ball Corporation's indirect acquisition of 80% of Benepack Belgium N.V. and Benepack Hungary KFT.
- The deal grants Ball sole control of both Benepack entities.
- Clearance came within the standard one-month review period.
- Benepack manufactures and distributes beverage cans in Europe.
- The regulator examined supply flows, market shares, capacity and competitive proximity between Ball and Benepack.
- The authority found no significant price-increase incentive for Ball and no special competitive strength attributable to Benepack.
Ball Corporation has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia and Sherry L. Buck to its board of directors. Nicosia brings manufacturing and operations experience from large multinational industrial and consumer businesses, while Buck adds finance and governance expertise from prior chief financial officer roles. Both will sit on finance and audit-related board committees.
Why this mattersThe additions strengthen board oversight of capital-intensive expansion, including Ball's new beverage can plant under construction in Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Darlene J. Nicosia joins Ball's board with senior manufacturing and operations leadership background.
- Sherry L. Buck joins with finance and corporate governance expertise from prior CFO roles at public companies.
- Both directors are positioned on Ball's finance and audit-related board committees.
- Ball is building a new beverage can plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, backed by customer contracts and government incentives, targeted to progress toward 2029.
Ball Corporation has completed the sale of a 41% stake in its Saudi joint venture, Ball United Arab Can Manufacturing Company (UAC), to Chinese packaging group ORG Technology for USD 70 million. Ball retains a 10% interest in the venture, down from its previous 51% holding. The deal is intended to deepen cooperation with ORG and improve profitability by optimising ORG's assets and customer base across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Why this mattersBall cedes control of a Middle East aluminium can platform to a Chinese packaging rival, reshaping the regional beverage-can supply base.
- Ball sold 41% of Ball United Arab Can Manufacturing Company (UAC) to ORG Technology Co. for USD 70 million.
- Ball previously held 51% of the joint venture and now retains 10%.
- UAC makes aluminium cans for beverages, non-alcoholic beer, carbonated drinks, juices and mineral water from Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- The transaction closed as of the 14 September 2026 announcement.
- Ball reported 2024 sales of USD 11.8 billion excluding its aerospace division.
- ORG Technology is a Beijing-headquartered packaging and marketing planning company.
Ball Corporation plans a greenfield two-line beverage can manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, India, expected to start operations in 2029. The plant will be Ball's third in India, adding to existing sites in Taloja, Maharashtra and Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. Ball says the investment is supported by customer contracts and is expected to generate strong economic value added.
Why this mattersContracted greenfield capacity from 2029 takes Ball to three Indian plants, deepening local supply as rival can makers also build there.
- New two-line beverage can facility to be built in Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Facility expected to become operational in 2029.
- Ball already operates plants in Taloja, Maharashtra and Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
- Ball entered the Indian market in 2016.
- Investment described as supported by customer contracts and expected to generate strong EVA.
Ball Corporation announced on 11 September 2026 plans to build a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, India, with two production lines expected to start up in 2029. The company said the project is backed by customer contracts and fits its guidance to keep capital expenditure in line with depreciation and amortisation over time.
Why this mattersA third Indian plant adds capacity to serve growing beverage-can demand in South Asia, extending Ball's footprint beyond its existing Taloja and Sri City sites.
- Ball Corporation announced the Uttar Pradesh facility plan on 11 September 2026
- The plant will have two production lines
- Start-up is expected in 2029
- Ball said the project is supported by customer contracts
- Ball already operates plants in Taloja, Maharashtra, and Sri City, Andhra Pradesh
Ball Corporation and Crown Holdings are investing a combined USD 523m (INR 50bn) in two aluminium beverage can projects at Uttar Pradesh's integrated manufacturing and logistics clusters. Crown has started construction of a two-line plant at Unnao costing USD 220m (INR 21bn), first announced in April 2026 and due on stream in the second half of 2027. Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected a site at Meerut for a plant with a proposed investment of USD 303m (INR 29bn), granted incentives under Uttar Pradesh's 2023 policy for FDI and Fortune-listed investors.
Why this mattersTwo can makers building in one Indian cluster, with Canpack alongside, adds domestic can supply from 2027 and cuts beverage brands' dependence on imports.
- Ball Corporation and Crown Holdings are investing a combined USD 523m (INR 50bn) in two aluminium beverage can projects in Uttar Pradesh.
- Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected a site at the Meerut cluster for a plant with a proposed investment of USD 303m (INR 29bn).
- Crown Holdings has begun construction of a two-line plant on nearly 40 acres at Unnao, investing USD 220m (INR 21bn).
- Crown's Unnao plant was announced in April 2026, is due to start in the second half of 2027 and is expected to make about 2.2 billion cans a year once fully operational.
- Crown expects the plant to create more than 200 direct and over 1,500 indirect jobs, with United Breweries, part of Heineken, among its long-term customers.
- Canpack India is building a plant of about 26 hectares at Unnao with capacity of about 1.3 billion cans a year, taking the three companies' combined commitment to about USD 685m (INR 65.66bn).
Crown Holdings has broken ground on its first beverage can manufacturing facility in India, at Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, with construction starting after an April 2026 announcement. The plant will feature two lines with combined annual capacity of about 2.2 billion aluminium cans, targeting the growing Indian beverage market, with operations set to begin in the second half of 2027.
Why this mattersCrown gains a domestic Indian can supply base of about 2.2 billion units from the second half of 2027, ahead of rival local capacity.
- Groundbreaking took place on 9 September 2026 in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
- The plant will have two production lines with combined annual capacity of approximately 2.2 billion aluminium beverage cans
- The facility was announced in April 2026
- Operations are scheduled to start in the second half of 2027
- Crown maintains full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance of approximately $550 million
- Crown representatives met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the groundbreaking ceremony
- Crown Holdings reported annual revenue of USD 13.3bn and net income of USD 784m
- About 70% of the Unnao facility's planned volume is under long-term supply commitments
