PHILADELPHIA, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 14, 2004. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter results at 11 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, April 15, 2004...

PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Net sales in the first quarter rose to $1,623 million, up 11.2% over the $1,460 million in the first quarter of 2003. Americas Division net sales increased 5.1% to $640 million and the European Division's net sales...

Crown Holdings Shaping Technology Licensed by Amcor Ltd. PHILADELPHIA, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today the success of a special shaped can replicating a sports jersey for Victoria Bitter (VB), a popular Australian beer produced by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), via a licensing agreement with Amcor Limited, the leading beverage can manufacturer in...

CROWN Food Europe has been awarded two prestigious WorldStar Awards in the Food Category for its easy-open Eole III™ Curved Tab innovation and a convenient kettle-shaped soup can developed for Stockmeyer A.G.

PHILADELPHIA, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CROWN Speciality Plastics Europe, an affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today introduced its advanced synthetic stoppers to the wine and spirits markets, giving bottlers a vastly improved alternative to traditional cork stoppers. "Synthetic stoppers have distinct advantages over traditional cork products," says David McFadyen, Key Account Director, CROWN Speciality Plastics Europe. "With...

PHILADELPHIA, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sumolis S.A., a Portuguese manufacturer and distributor of juices and other beverages, has increased production speed on one of its key product lines from 18,000 to 24,000 bottles per hour - a 33% jump - with the help of CROWN Closures Europe, an affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown). After completing an in-depth...

PHILADELPHIA, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance and Raymond L. McGowan, President - Food Packaging Division, U.S. will address the investment community at the JPMorgan Packapalooza 2004 on Tuesday, April 6, 2004. The JPMorgan Conference will take place at Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The...

PHILADELPHIA, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will address the Barclays Capital European High Yield Conference on Thursday, April 1, 2004 and Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance will address the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond & Syndicated Loan Conference...

PHILADELPHIA, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced the final results of the concurrent cash tender offers by two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. ("Crown Cork") and Crown Cork & Seal Finance S.A. ("Crown Finance"), for certain of their respective outstanding unsecured notes. Each offer commenced on February 5, 2004...

PHILADELPHIA, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that G. Fred DiBona, Jr., 53, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. DiBona is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Independence Blue Cross, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Health Plan East, a wholly owned subsidiary of Independence Blue...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Harry E. Mumma, 36, has been promoted to Vice President - Internal Audit. Mr. Mumma is responsible for all Internal Audit functions of the Company, including the oversight of process and internal control reviews, development of risk assessment methodology and assisting in the compliance with Section...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that John E. Roycroft has been named Vice President - Key Account Management for CROWN Americas, Inc. Roycroft brings 35 years of experience with Crown to his new position, including 25 years in various sales and marketing positions covering most of the company's major product groups. Roycroft...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that on February 20, 2004 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in a 4-3 decision, reversed the June 11, 2002 order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, in which the Court of Common Pleas ruled favorably on a motion by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown Cork & Seal...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announces the development of the first rectangular Peel Seam(TM) peelable lid for Saupiquet mackerel fillets. Now available in supermarkets across France, the new 170-gram package runs on Saupiquet's existing canning and filling lines. This new packaging reinforces Saupiquet's market leadership and positions the company as an innovator in the processed...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, February 4, 2004. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 11 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, February 5, 2004...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. ("Crown Cork") and Crown Cork & Seal Finance S.A. ("Crown Finance"), will commence concurrent cash tender offers for certain of their respective outstanding unsecured notes described below (the "Notes"). Crown Cork is offering to purchase...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. For the 2003 fourth quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $0.33 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.71 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2002. For 2003, the Company...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3 /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 Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference in Miami, Florida on Friday, February 6, 2004 and the Citigroup High Yield/Leveraged Finance...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced it will construct a new beverage can plant in North Africa. Crown and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros. will each hold a 50% share in the Tunisian investment. "Crown is the ideal partner for us. Since 1979 we have worked successfully with them on four joint venture operations...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has retired the aggregate remaining balance of $145 million of the 6.750% Notes due December 15, 2003 of Crown Cork & Seal Finance PLC and Crown Cork & Seal Finance S.A. The Company also announced the repurchase of $61 million of the outstanding 8.375% Notes due...