PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17 -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Constar International Inc., has filed an amended registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Constar's proposed initial public offering. Under the amended registration statement, Crown intends to sell 12 million shares, representing its entire equity interest in Constar...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16 -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Third quarter net income from continuing operations increased sharply to $0.34 per diluted share compared to a loss of $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2001. On an as-reported basis...

Advisory Board PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Dr. Daniel A. Abramowicz, Executive Vice President - Corporate Technologies, has been seated on Clemson University's Packaging Advisory Board, an integral part of the school's Department of Packaging Science. The twenty-member board is composed of senior executives from the packaging industry that...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constar, Inc., the plastic packaging division of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced the development of the first PET water package capable of being dispensed through 12-ounce can vending machines. Developed for Suntory Water Group (Atlanta, GA), the 11.5 oz. package is currently being rolled out nationally. The innovative container works...