Ball Corp. Ramping Up Can Production to Meet Increased Demand

Dear Client:   Some new trends have emerged since the pandemic hit, but canned wine's popularity has been a constant. Canned wine sales were up 82.7% and volumes were up 83% in the 26 weeks ended May 16 in Nielsen-measured channels.  Ball Corp., a provider of metal packaging since the late 1800s, started getting into canned wine in the early 2000s. The company's global aluminum can volumes were up 4% in Q1, "largely driven by customers in the sparkling water, beer,