PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. All earnings amounts related to the Company's plastic closures business have been reclassified to discontinued operations as a result of the October 2005 sale of that business. Fourth Quarter Results Net sales in the fourth...

Ho Chi Minh City plant to produce 33cl and Slim Line 25cl beverage cans PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced that its Crown Beverage Cans Saigon Ltd subsidiary received government approval to install a second aluminum beverage can line in its Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam plant. The line will have an annual...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) today announced that it has signed an agreement to license Showa Aluminum Can Corporation to produce and sell SuperEnd(R) beverage can ends for the Japanese market. The agreement was reached with the assistance of Marubeni Techno-Systems Corp., a Japanese trading company. Crown's patented SuperEnd(R) beverage end design uses 10%...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a division of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced plans to increase production at its plant in Amman, Jordan. Working in conjunction with its long-standing regional partner, Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros., a third production line will be installed at the plant, increasing total capacity to 1.5...