PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Crown Embalagens S.A., plans to build a new $48 million beverage can plant in Brazil. The new facility is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will have an initial annual capacity of 700 million cans. The new plant...

New Production Line Supports Growing Consumer Preference for Metal Beverage Cans PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( https://www.crowncork.com ), announces the addition of a new $39 million production line to its 36,000 square meter beverage can facility in Seville...

Gross Profit Improves By More Than 15% PHILADELPHIA, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Second Quarter Results Net sales in the second quarter rose to $1,990 million, up 11.7% over the $1,781 million in the second quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily the...

PHILADELPHIA, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com) announces that its CROWN Closures Americas subsidiary has received a prestigious "Spirit of Excellence" Award from Hormel Foods Corporation. The company presents the award annually to those companies who have attained service standards of excellence and have assisted the company in its quest for superior customer satisfaction...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on...

PHILADELPHIA, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that Raymond L. McGowan, Jr., age 55, has been promoted to President of its North American Packaging business effective July 1, 2007. He will be responsible for marketing, sales, production and planning in the region, which accounted for 34% of the Company's $7.0 billion in 2006 net sales...

CROWN Food Packaging North America Receives 'Spirit of Excellence' Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

PHILADELPHIA, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will address the Bank of America 2007 Basic Industries Conference on Thursday, May 10, 2007. The Conference will take place at Le...

Gross Profit Improves by More Than 14% PHILADELPHIA, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Net sales in the first quarter grew to $1,713 million, up 12.4% over the $1,524 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in sales was primarily attributable to...

PHILADELPHIA, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that Jozef Salaerts, age 53, has been appointed President of its Asia-Pacific Division effective May 1, 2007. Mr. Salaerts will report to John W. Conway, Crown's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and will be based in Singapore. William Voss, age 62, held the position from 1996 until his...

PHILADELPHIA, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. The dial-in...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. During the year, the Company sold its remaining North American and European plastics businesses and all related Statement of Operations data have been reclassified to discontinued operations. Fourth Quarter Results Net sales in the fourth...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, February 1, 2007...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 15, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Kevin C. Clothier has been promoted to Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Clothier, a graduate of Temple University, has been with the Company since 1993 in a variety of financial capacities of increasing responsibility and since 2000 has been...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 15, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Ryan C. Harrington has been appointed Corporate Director - Internal Audit. Mr. Harrington will report to Alan W. Rutherford, Crown's Vice-Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Harrington is responsible for the global Internal Audit functions of the Company, including the oversight...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), the global leader in metal packaging technology, has launched a new Website. Based on Crown's Brand-Building Packaging(TM) ethos, the site was created to help brand managers, designers, packaging engineers and other specifiers learn more about the benefits of metal packaging. The site also showcases Crown's role as a partner...

Crown Holdings, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary companies have been recognized with a total of nine "Best in Metal" Awards from the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA), including the Supreme Gold Award, the competition's highest honor.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced the successful completion of its consent solicitation and the execution of a supplemental indenture with respect to certain amendments to the indenture dated September 1, 2004 relating to the 6-1/4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011 of Crown European Holdings SA, a subsidiary of the Company. The...

Crown Holdings, Inc. announces that several of its subsidiaries have won prestigious "Cans of the Year 2006" awards.

CROWN Food Europe has won the 2006 UK Packaging Award in the Metal Packaging Category for the distinctive Waistline® low-calorie foods can.