PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Global Plastic Closures business to funds managed or advised by PAI partners, a leading European private equity firm, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US $750 million, which includes the assumption of certain liabilities. The purchase price...

CROWN Food Europe has received a DuPont Diamond Award, the competition's most prestigious honor for packages deemed most innovative by the judging panel.

PHILADELPHIA, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world, announced today that its affiliate, CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, in conjunction with its long-standing regional partner, Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros., is installing a dedicated beverage end-making facility at its plant in Dubai, United...

PHILADELPHIA, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Second Quarter Results Net sales in the second quarter rose to $2,017 million, a 9.9% increase over the $1,836 million in the second quarter of 2004. Americas Division's net sales improved 8.0% to $808...