PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 has increased the size of the offering from a majority of its...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that food processors can build brand differentiation and loyalty with new award-winning Peel Seam(TM) peelable lid sizes. Available throughout Europe in 73 mm, 83 mm and 99 mm dimensions, Peel Seam(TM) is quickly, easily and safely removed, leaving no sharp edges. The round lids are...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that Raymond L. McGowan, Jr. has been named Vice President and President, U.S. Food Can Division. He succeeds Clinton J. Waring, who served as President of the U.S. Food Can Division since 2000 and has retired after 43 years of service to Crown Cork &...

PHILADELPHIA, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Central and East African packaging interests to Nampak Ltd. The Company's operations in Zambia have been excluded from the current transaction pending anti-trust clearance being obtained. The Company received gross proceeds of US$23.5 million. Net proceeds were...