Ball Corporation is the world's largest maker of aluminum beverage cans, supplying the packaging for beer, soft drinks, energy drinks and hard seltzers. Cans have gained ground against glass and plastic because aluminum recycles endlessly without losing quality, a tailwind as brands chase sustainability targets. Ball runs plants across the Americas, Europe and beyond, locked into long contracts with the big beverage companies. Founded in 1880 as a maker of glass home-canning jars, the company sold its aerospace unit to concentrate entirely on packaging.