Acquisitions and Dispositions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions and Dispositions	4. Acquisitions and Dispositions Brazil Aluminum Aerosol Packaging Business In August 2020, the company acquired the entire share capital of Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminum aerosol packaging business with a plant in Itupeva, Brazil, for the purchase price of $80 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, including initial cash consideration of $69 million plus potential additional consideration not to exceed $30 million in total over the next three years. The business is part of Ball’s aerosol packaging operating segment. The transaction broadens the geographic reach of Ball’s aluminum aerosol packaging business, serving the growing Brazilian personal care market.

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing and recognized assets and liabilities. Also includes entire disclosure related to disposal groups, including, but not limited to, discontinued operations, disposals classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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