La Colombe metal coffee packaging design

Breaking New Ground with Coffee Packaging Design

Publish Date
Friday, September 29, 2017
International Coffee Day serves as an opportunity to celebrate sustainable coffee-growing practices and the organizations that support them. Crown continues to work with coffee roasters, such as La Colombe, to design innovative packaging solutions that extend the shelf life of coffee and bring new modes of retail-ready packaging to consumers.

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, October 19, 2017. The...

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Crown’s Orbit® Closure Makes Its Debut in Poland

Dawtona enhances convenience of pickle packaging thanks to Award-winning closure

Publish Date
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Philadelphia, PA – September 20, 2017. Dawtona, a leading Polish fruit and vegetable processor for over 30 years, has partnered with CROWN Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), to bring the innovative Orbit ® Closure to Poland’s retail shelves for the first time. The product, Ogórki Luksusowe pickles, was introduced exclusively in collaboration with...

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SuperEnd lightweight beverage can end

New Lightweight Beverage End from Crown Helps Beverage Brands Enhance Sustainability Credentials

The Interchangeable SuperEnd® beverage end reduces metal use by over 10%

Publish Date
Monday, September 18, 2017
Philadelphia, PA – September 18, 2017. A new generation of lightweight SuperEnd® beverage ends from CROWN Asia Pacific, a division of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), reduce metal use by over 10% when compared to conventional 202 diameter (52mm) ends. The Interchangeable SuperEnd® beverage end is compatible with seamer tooling used with other lightweight ends on the...

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CROWN Colorful world
Philadelphia, PA – September 11, 2017. CROWN Bevcan Europe and Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), highlights a range of innovations to help beverage brands foster interaction with consumers and attract attention at point-of-sale at Drinktec 2017 (September 11-15, 2017; Hall A1 Stand 133). Today marks Crown’s global launch of its new...

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Ribbon cutting ceremony in Monterrey, Mexico

Crown Celebrates Opening of Beverage Can Facility in Mexico

Publish Date
Monday, September 11, 2017
Crown officially opened its new beverage can plant in Monterrey on August 29, 2017, expanding its operations in Mexico and supporting growing demand for metal packaging from consumers and brand owners. A special grand opening event drew corporate members of the Company, regional and state officials, customers, as well as vendors and suppliers. The plant, the Company’s fourth beverage can...

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK), a leading supplier of packaging products worldwide, announced today that it will build a new plant in the Valencia region of Spain to produce aluminum beverage cans. The location of the facility, Parc Sagunt, is approximately 10 miles north of the city of Valencia, and was selected based on its...

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DRINKTEC Show

Connecting the World Through Beverage Packaging

Publish Date
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Today, we’re more connected than ever before, and future generations will live in a world where digital interaction will influence even more aspects of our lives. New technology is changing the way society engages with everything around us, including packaging. Let’s take augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) as an example. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC),[1] rapid...

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Sealing the Deal with Health-Conscious Consumers

Publish Date
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Organic and wellness products are growing in popularity across the global food and beverage industry and the United States in particular. As consumers become more health conscious, they’re reaching for natural foods that are free of artificial ingredients as well as protein composites like gluten, either for dietary reasons or to align with their changing beliefs as to what constitutes...

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Crown Makes Significant Strides Against 2020 Sustainability Goals

Company reduces energy and emissions while increasing production

Publish Date
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Philadelphia, PA – August 16, 2017. One year into its five-year strategy to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, has already surpassed one of its stated goals. In 2016, the Company announced its plan to reduce energy consumption by 5% per billion standard...

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Safety Awareness for Employees S.A.F.E.

Putting Employee Safety First

Publish Date
Friday, August 11, 2017
Safety is more than a priority, it’s a core value at Crown and it is instilled into each of our processes, procedures and systems. We aim to foster a Total Safety Culture by giving employees the support and tools they need to make safer decisions, correct unsafe behaviors and reduce incidents, injuries and near-misses. Our SAFE (Safety Awareness for Employees)...

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And the (Chairman’s) Award goes to…

Publish Date
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Every two years, Crown’s Chairman’s Sustainability Awards recognize plants in our global network for their outstanding sustainability achievements in three categories: Economic, Environmental and Social. In 2016, facilities in Vietnam, Spain and the United Kingdom have been recognized for exemplary contributions to the Company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. Our beverage can plant in Hanoi, Vietnam took home top honors in...

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Hoppy IPA Day!

Publish Date
Friday, August 4, 2017
Today, August 4th, is IPA (India Pale Ale) Day. The IPA, while a current staple in the craft beer and alcoholic beverage categories today, has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s. The IPA was created to solve the problem of providing beer for the British Empire in the east, namely in India, where it was too hot...

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Crown Honors Three Plants for Sustainability Achievements

Publish Date
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Philadelphia, PA – August 1, 2017. Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, has recognized three of its facilities for outstanding sustainability achievements from 2015 to 2016. First introduced in 2012, the biennial Chairman’s Sustainability Awards program honors exemplary contributions made by the employees based in the Company’s international network of...

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Philadelphia, PA – July 31, 2017. MillerCoors has named CROWN Beverage Packaging Mexico, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), as its 2016 Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year. Crown’s facility in Monterrey, Mexico supplies MillerCoors with crowns and aluminum roll on closures for glass bottles. “CROWN Mexico has been a longtime supplier to MillerCoors’...

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PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that Andrea J. Funk has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Funk is the Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of copper tube for water supply, air conditioning, refrigeration and a variety of commercial applications...

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Crown Wins Big at 2017 Award Ceremonies

Publish Date
Monday, July 24, 2017
Crown’s innovations have been recognized with a number of prestigious awards in 2017. Gold Award At the 29th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, Crown received a Gold Award for packaging innovation. Crown’s Peelfit ™ can, which enhances convenience, lightweighting and product protection, was highlighted as a standout product in the ‘technological advancement’ and ‘responsible packaging’ categories of the global competition...

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Crown logo against a cloudy sky
Philadelphia, PA – July 24, 2017. CROWN Bevcan Europe and Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com), will showcase advances in digital technologies and decorative finishes for the beverage sector at Drinktec 2017 (September 11-15, 2017; Hall A1 Stand 133). CrownConnect ™ will be a major focus for Crown at the event, as...

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Pictured at the June 21, 2017 awards presentation (left to right) is Alex Lueck, Xcel Energy; Bill  Clements, Crown Beverage Packaging; Chad Bulman, Focus on Energy; Chad Jacobsen,  Crown Beverage Packaging; Randy Urness, Focus on Energy.
Crown is committed to living by the principles of sustainability across its business. When it comes to our manufacturing facilities, while the mantra is ‘safety first,’ employees are also challenged to continually raise the standard of excellence by which we operate and to identify ways to improve productivity and reduce our impact on the environment. Crown’s beverage can facility in...

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Crown Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results

Publish Date
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Second Quarter Highlights Earnings per share $0.94 Adjusted earnings per share $1.12 $144 million of Q2 share repurchases; $277 million Q2 YTD Beverage can growth projects on schedule Net sales in the second quarter were $2,161...

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