PHILADELPHIA, Sep 9, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today a multi-million-dollar investment program in its Batesville, Mississippi beverage can plant to improve production efficiencies and to make the Batesville plant the Company's national 8 oz. beverage can center. "Crown is able to make this significant investment because of legislation enacted in the State...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that it has completed its previously announced refinancing plan. The $1.05 billion refinancing consists of the sale of euro 350 million of 6.25% first priority senior secured notes due 2011 and a new $625 million senior secured credit facility which includes a $500 million revolving and letter of...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today a multi-million-dollar investment program in its Abilene, Texas beverage can plant to improve production efficiencies and reduce operating costs. Additionally, the Company and the United Industrial Workers (UIW) representing the employees of the Abilene plant have ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement effective until October 2007. "Crown...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that it has priced euro 350 million of 6.25% first priority senior secured notes due 2011. The notes will be issued at par by Crown European Holdings SA, a subsidiary of the Company, and will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Alan Rutherford...