Ball Metal Beverage Container S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Ball Corporation of our report dated January 21, 2003 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Ball Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
September 11, 2003

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS