PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Karen E. Berigan has been promoted to Vice President, Corporate Risk Management. Ms. Berigan has 15 years experience in the field of risk management and has been with the Company since 2000. She previously served as Director, Corporate Risk Management. She will continue to be responsible...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $150 million of the Company's common stock through the end of 2007. Stock repurchases under this program may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and at times and in such amounts...

Almaty plant to produce 33cl and 50cl beverage cans PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a division of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced plans to build a new beverage can production facility in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. Located in the Burundai suburb of Almaty and adjacent to local customer filling...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has completed its previously announced refinancing plan. The refinancing consisted of the sale of $500 million of 7.625% senior notes due 2013; $600 million of 7.75% senior notes due 2015; an $800 million first priority revolving credit facility due in 2011; and a first priority term...