U.S. Can Corporation - USC- Profile

U.S. Can Corporation operates in the general and food packaging sectors of the metal container. The steel containers are used for personal care, household, automotive, paint and industrial products. The company operates in three segments: Aerosol products, Paint, Plastic and General Line Products and Custom and Specialty products. Aerosol products segment manufactures aerosol containers which includes stylized necked-in and beaded cans and barrier-pack cans used in the products such as shaving gel. Paint, plastic and general line segment produces turpentine and charcoal lighter, and plastic pails and other containers for industrial and consumer products. Custom and specialty products segment includes a wide array of functional and decorative containers and tins, filments and stampings and collectible items. During 1999 the company acquired May Verpackungen GmbH & Co., KG. Aerosol cans accounted for 68% of 1999 revenues; paint, plasticand general line, 23%; custom and speciality products, 9% and other, nominal.