ICYMI: RED BULL, BALL CORPORATION AND RAUCH FRUCHTSÄFTE BEVERAGE FACILITY BREAKS GROUND IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA

Facility Expected to Generate Up To 700 Jobs by 2031

Concord, N.C. (Sept. 9, 2025) - Red Bull, Ball Corporation, and Rauch Fruchtsäfte today broke ground on a 2.3-million-square-foot production, manufacturing and distribution facility. The facility operations are expected to begin in 2028 with maximized ?lling capacity expected by 2031, producing up to three billion cans annually by 2031.

State-of-the-art Ball aluminum can production, Rauch ?lling facilities, and Red Bull North America's fully automated warehousing and distribution center are designed for maximum efficiency with minimum CO2 impact. The site will offer 170,000 pallet spaces and includes internal conveyor bridges for intralogistics, connecting can manufacturing to co-packing to warehousing, and finally direct to customer deliveries to minimize carbon emissions.

Concord, N.C. marks the second integrated manufacturing campus for Red Bull, Rauch and Ball Corporation in the U.S. and will service the surrounding regions and states.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley, Concord Mayor Bill Dusch, State Senator Chris Measmer, State Representative Brian Echevarria, Chairman Jeff Jones, Advantage Austria Trade Commissioner Peter Hasslacher and Commissioners Laura Lindsey and Kenneth Wortman of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, and the Concord City Council.

About Ball Corporation Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers. Ball Corporation employs 16,000 people worldwide and reported 2024 net sales of $11.8 billion, which excludes the divested aerospace business. For more information, visit https://www.ball.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

About Rauch Fruchtsäfte Rauch Fruit Juices is a leading European and international juice and beverage manufacturer with US-$ 2.1 billion turnover and 16 factories. The company operates three business divisions: Rauch Branded Beverages, available in over 100 markets; a global B2B fruit processing business; and a co-packing division for international beverage brands. Rauch and Red Bull have been close partners since their beginnings in 1987. More information: https://www.rauch.cc

About Red Bull Red Bull Energy Drink is available in 178 countries worldwide, and more than 12.6 billion cans of Red Bull were sold in 2024 alone. An 8.4 fl oz can of Red Bull Energy Drink contains 80 mg of caffeine, about the same as in a home-brewed cup of coffee. For more information, visit https://www.redbull.com/us-en.