Benzinga | Sep 24, 2021 08:45AM EDT

Ball Plans To Build Beverage Can Plant In North Las Vegas

* Ball Corp (NYSE:BLL) plans to build a new U.S. aluminum beverage packaging plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

* Ball expects to invest nearly $290 million in its North Las Vegas facility over multiple years.

* The company has scheduled the multi-line plant to begin production in late 2022 and to create nearly 180 manufacturing jobs when fully operational.

* Price Action: BLL shares closed higher by 0.32% at $93.25 on Thursday.