PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that William S. Urkiel, 59, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Urkiel is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IKON Office Solutions. The Board now has 13 members. Mr. Urkiel previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CROWN Zeller USA, an affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced its purchase of 49 percent of Torres & Towers, LLC, a privately held, certified minority-owned enterprise located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Hispanic-owned Torres & Towers specializes in 28- and 38-mm plastic closures for carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, motor oil and other...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., will commence a cash tender offer for up to $110 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 7.00% Notes due December 15, 2006 of Crown Cork & Seal Finance PLC, of which $268,604,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, at...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. Third Quarter Results Net sales in the third quarter rose to $1,992 million, a 7.5% increase over the $1,853 million in the third quarter of 2003. European Division net sales increased 9.4% in the...