# Ball to close Birmingham, Chatsworth and Longview beverage can plants in 2018

Ball Corporation will cease production at its Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California, and Longview, Texas beverage packaging plants during 2018, eliminating about 309 jobs. Existing customers will be supplied from other Ball facilities, with an approximately USD 22 million after-tax charge.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2017-08-30
- Where: Birmingham, Alabama; Chatsworth, California; Longview, Texas, United States
- Jobs: -309
- Status: announced
- Products: beverage cans, beverage can ends
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ball Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/556.md)

## Sources

- [investors.ball.com](https://investors.ball.com/news-presentations/press-releases/detail/254/ball-to-cease-production-at-three-beverage-packaging-plants-build-state-of-the-art-specialty-beverage-packaging-facility-in-southwestern-u-s), 2017-08-30: "Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced it will cease production at its Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California, and Longview, Texas, beverage packaging plants in 2018."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ball-to-cease-production-at-three-beverage-packaging-plants-build-state-of-the-art-specialty-beverage-packaging-facility-in-southwestern-us-300512040.html), 2017-08-31: "Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced it will cease production at its Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California, and Longview, Texas, beverage packaging plants in 2018."

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