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Ball Corporation (Ball, we, the company or our) is one of the largest packaging companies in the world. Our predecessor company, Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1880 by five Ball brothers. Today, in addition to metal and plastic packaging products, we provide aerospace products and services through a wholly owned subsidiary, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Ball Aerospace). In 2007 our total consolidated net sales were $7.4 billion. Packaging is responsible for 89 percent of that number; Ball Aerospace contributes the rest. We are headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and employ approximately 15,500 people worldwide. Our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLL. Today, Ball’s packaging businesses make metal and plastic packaging for beverages, foods and household products.