PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Second Quarter Highlights Net Sales grew 10.4% to $2,196 million Gross Profit improved 23.1% to $352 million Segment income rose 28.0% to $247 million Earnings per diluted share increased 13.0% to $0.61...

PHILADELPHIA, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 17, 2008. The dial-in...

PHILADELPHIA, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( https://www.crowncork.com) announces the construction of a new beverage can plant on its existing food can manufacturing site in Casablanca, Morocco. Operational in late 2009, the plant will produce aluminum beverage cans with an initial capacity of 700 million cans a year. The facility is being designed to accommodate...

PHILADELPHIA, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer and Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President-Finance will address the JPMorgan 3rd Annual Basics & Industrials Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. The Conference will take place at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers...