Ball awards Myanmar branch sustainability award

According to a statement by the Ball Corporation, it awarded its plant in Yangon with the 2019 R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for significant operational and social improvements. The statement claimed that the Yangon plant had consistently improved its electricity effciency by nearly 23 percent, enhanced overall safety culture with better methods of reporting and more focus on corrective actions as well as succeeding to raise awareness of the sustainbility of the aluminum can.

Factors such as achieving zero accidents, minimizing environmental impact, supporting local communities, and educating consumers about the importane of beverage can recycling were considered of all applicable candidates for the award.

The plant’s General Manager Asa Robinson praised the entire Yangon team for embracing Ball’s sustainability strategy, monitoring the plant’s sustainability metrics and working hard to achieve the set key performance indicators while taking into account the broader performance indicators for the entire plant.