PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Harry E. Mumma, 36, has been promoted to Vice President - Internal Audit. Mr. Mumma is responsible for all Internal Audit functions of the Company, including the oversight of process and internal control reviews, development of risk assessment methodology and assisting in the compliance with Section...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that John E. Roycroft has been named Vice President - Key Account Management for CROWN Americas, Inc. Roycroft brings 35 years of experience with Crown to his new position, including 25 years in various sales and marketing positions covering most of the company's major product groups. Roycroft...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that on February 20, 2004 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in a 4-3 decision, reversed the June 11, 2002 order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, in which the Court of Common Pleas ruled favorably on a motion by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown Cork & Seal...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announces the development of the first rectangular Peel Seam(TM) peelable lid for Saupiquet mackerel fillets. Now available in supermarkets across France, the new 170-gram package runs on Saupiquet's existing canning and filling lines. This new packaging reinforces Saupiquet's market leadership and positions the company as an innovator in the processed...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, February 4, 2004. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 11 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, February 5, 2004...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. For the 2003 fourth quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $0.33 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.71 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2002. For 2003, the Company...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. ("Crown Cork") and Crown Cork & Seal Finance S.A. ("Crown Finance"), will commence concurrent cash tender offers for certain of their respective outstanding unsecured notes described below (the "Notes"). Crown Cork is offering to purchase...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will address the Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference in Miami, Florida on Friday, February 6, 2004 and the Citigroup High Yield/Leveraged Finance...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced it will construct a new beverage can plant in North Africa. Crown and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros. will each hold a 50% share in the Tunisian investment. "Crown is the ideal partner for us. Since 1979 we have worked successfully with them on four joint venture operations...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has retired the aggregate remaining balance of $145 million of the 6.750% Notes due December 15, 2003 of Crown Cork & Seal Finance PLC and Crown Cork & Seal Finance S.A. The Company also announced the repurchase of $61 million of the outstanding 8.375% Notes due...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that William G. Little, 61, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Little is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of West Pharmaceutical Services. The Board now has 11 members. Mr. Little has extensive international business experience in Europe, Asia and Australia. With over...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CROWN Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that that Thierry Lainez has been appointed Sales and Business Development Manager for its CROWN Closures Europe affiliate. Mr. Lainez will have responsibility for the sales and marketing of metal closures in France as well as product development, marketing and communications services throughout Europe. He will report to...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Amcor Limited, the leading beverage can manufacturer in Australia and New Zealand, has successfully begun manufacturing SuperEnd(R) beverage ends in these markets under license from Crown. The high-performance can ends are currently being filled and seamed by Coca Cola Amatil Ltd. and Fosters Brewing Group Ltd...

Crown Holdings, Inc. announced today that many of its affiliated companies (Crown) have been recognized with prestigious Best in Metal Awards from the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA).

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2003. For the third quarter of 2003, the Company reported net income of $6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $71 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2002. Year-to-date...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 16, 2003. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 11 a.m. (EDT) the same day. The dial-in numbers for the conference...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today the launch of the first asymmetrically shaped aerosol can for consumer goods products, developed in cooperation with Crown's Aerosol Packaging affiliate (Crown) and the WD-40 Company, a global supplier of lubricants, cleaners and household products. Created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of WD-40 ® lubricant, the innovative aerosol...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announces that Jim Wilson has joined its U.S. Food Packaging affiliate as Vice President, Sales. He reports to Raymond L. McGowan, President of the affiliate. "Jim will invigorate our sales efforts and broaden the ways that food manufacturers use packaging innovations like Eole III(TM) easy-open ends to increase market share,"...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marketers of food, personal care products, household cleaners, air fresheners as well as certain industrial consumables and automotive care products can now build brand differentiation, enhance shelf appeal, and strengthen consumer loyalty with innovative shaped aerosol packaging from Aerosol Packaging affiliates of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK). Shaping offers an ideal solution for marketers seeking...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Packagers of cosmetic and personal care products can inspect next-generation closure technology from Zeller Plastik, the plastic closures subsidiary of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), at Booth #1335 during HBA 2003, September 30 to October 2, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. A full range of Zeller's unique and high...