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Ball Corporation Just Made a Bold €184M Move— Expansion Into Europe Explained!
Ball Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% stake in Benepack’s European beverage can manufacturing business for €184 million. The deal, expected to close in Q1 2026, will give Ball control over two strategically located production facilities in Belgium and Hungary. With Benepack already servicing a broad range of international and local beverage brands across Western and Eastern Europe, the acquisition marks a bold move to expand Ball’s geographic reach and manufacturing footprint in the EMEA region. This comes amid Ball’s ongoing portfolio optimization following the sale of its aerospace business in early 2024, and a strong Q3 2025 performance that included 4.2% global beverage volume growth, a 12.1% increase in comparable diluted EPS, and more than $1.3 billion returned to shareholders.
