YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Exal Corporation took the top honor and swept the Beverage Bottle category at the Cans of the Year Awards held on October 28th in Dubai, UAE. The annual international event was hosted by CanMaker Magazine (Sayers Publishing Group), a leading trade publication for the metal container industry. The awards recognize and celebrate innovative, groundbreaking work within the metal packaging industry.

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Exal (USA) took the event's top honor of Can of the Year for its innovative, lightweight, sustainable aluminum bottle for the Eska brand of still and sparkling water for Eaux Vives Water. The bottle, which also took the Gold Award in the Beverage Bottle category, was manufactured using Exal's evolutionary Coil-To-Can (C2C) technology. These awards represent the latest in numerous honors the Eska package has received this year from business and trade organizations.

Boxal (France), a Division of Exal Group, was presented with the Silver Award in the Beverage Bottle Category for the Floressance line of nutritional products in aluminum bottles for JLB Development. The shaped, fully decorated bottle replaced a heavier, labeled glass container, resulting in reduced carbon-based transport emissions and improved shelf presence.

Completing a clean sweep of the Beverage Bottle category, Exal Corporation (USA) minted Bronze with the Amber Sun Ale aluminum bottle for 16 Mile Brewing Company. Exal introduced the new larger 22 oz. bottle for summer 2009 to create new-use occasions for unbreakable, lightweight aluminum bottles.

These honors are a result of Exal's commitment to packaging innovation, product differentiation, versatility, and performance. "We are grateful to be acknowledged for our contributions in metal packaging," commented Delfin Gibert, President and CEO at Exal. "But the greatest reward comes from delivering packaging that truly helps our customers achieve their goals. When packaging contributes to product's differentiation or functionality, it becomes a part of the brand."

Exal Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of extruded aluminum packaging. The company also offers innovative coil-based metal packaging container options in North America and Europe and is the leading independent contract manufacturer of aerosol products and liquids in Latin America. The company's manufacturing facilities are located in Youngstown, OH, Argentina, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Poland and Mexico. More information is available on the company's website: www.Exal.com.

    More information on Exal's products and services:

    Michael Clark-beveragesales@exal.com
    (330)-744-2267

    Ed Martin, Exal Corporation
    (203)-852-1962  ed.martin@exal.com

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