Ball to close Ill. steel packaging manufacturing plant

Feb 14, 2013 | 10:52 AM | Thorsten Schier

Tags  Ball, Elgin plant, steel packaging, steel cans, tinplate, aerosol cans, Thorsten Schier

NEW YORK — Ball Corp. will stop production at its Elgin, Ill., food and aerosol packaging manufacturing plant in December, laying off 245 workers.

"The plant’s customers will be supplied by other Ball facilities," the company said. ....





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