Company type | Public |
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Industry | Packaging |
Founded | 1881London) | (
Defunct | June 2016 |
Fate | Acquired by Ball Corporation |
Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Stuart Chambers (Chairman) Graham Chipchase (CEO) |
Products | Beverage cans, plastic packaging |
Revenue | £3,925 million (2015)[1] |
£291 million (2015)[1] | |
£185 million (2015)[1] | |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2014)[2] |
Website | www.rexam.com |
Rexam plc was a British-based multinational consumer packaging company headquartered in London, England. After spending much of its life as a paper producer known as Bowater, it diversified and became a leading manufacturer of beverage cans.[3][4] It had 55 plants in over 20 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and South America.[5] In June 2016, Rexam was acquired by Ball Corporation for $8.4 billion.[6][7]