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contents
inside front cover financial highlights
2chairman’s letter
4consumer products group
7materials based group
9financial statements
inside back cover company information and operating locations
corporate profile:
Alltrista is a leading provider of niche consumer products used
in home food preservation. Alltrista’s current consumer products
business sells home canning and related products, primarily under
the Ball®, Kerr®and Bernardin®brands. With the pending addition
of the Foodsaver®line, the Company will be the market leader in
home vacuum packaging systems and accessories. The Company
also operates a materials based group, which is the largest
producer of zinc strip in the U.S. and manufactures injection
molded and industrial plastics.
corporate strategy:
It is the Company’s strategy to increase stockholder value by
building a leading consumer products business focused on home
food preservation, branded domestic consumables and related
items. In pursuing this objective, the Company will seek to leverage
its high market shares of niche markets to introduce new products
to its customers.