Ball Corp. Leaning Away From Beer in North America

Dear Client:  Ball Corp. posted a solid second quarter earlier this week with global aluminum packaging shipments up 4.1%, and beverage packaging volume up “a mid-single digit” in North and Central America. But volume growth in the region was largely driven by strength in energy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages – not beer. While there are “pockets” of “American” beer “doing okay” in the region, overall, the category is “softer than we anticipated,” Ball chief Dan Fisher said on the company’s