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Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$7.7B
Profit
Dec 31 2007
$528.0M
Market Cap
Aug 27 2008
$4.3B

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  • Crown Licenses Toyo Seikan to Produce SuperEnd® Beverage Ends in Japan

    PHILADELPHIA, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown (http://www.crowncork.com/) announces that it has signed a license agreement with Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. for it to manufacture and sell SuperEndR beverage ends for the Japanese market. Crown's patented design uses 10% less metal than traditional beverage...

    Articles 2008-07-24

  • Fitch Affirms Ratings for Crown Holdings and Subs

    NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown, and its subsidiaries Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. CCS, Crown Americas, LLC. CA, and Crown European Holdings, SA CEH as follows: Crown: --Issuer Default Rating IDR 'B+'. ...

    Articles 2008-07-03

  • Crown Holdings Schedules Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

    PHILADELPHIA, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. 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...

    Articles 2008-07-01

  • Harder to hide lobbyists' largesse

    HARRISBURG - One of Pennsylvania's top lobbying firms treated Delaware County Rep. Ron Raymond to its luxury suite to watch minor-league hockey: $1,230. An international packaging conglomerate provided $2,000 in golf balls for outings thrown by Philadelphia Reps. John Perzel and George Kenney. Rep. Camille "Bud" George of Clearfield...

    Articles 2008-06-15

  • Crown to Build Beverage Can Plant in Casablanca, Morocco

    PHILADELPHIA, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown (http://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...

    Articles 2008-06-12

  • Crown Holdings to Present at JPMorgan 3rd Annual Basics & Industrials Conference

    PHILADELPHIA, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. , 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...

    Articles 2008-05-30

  • Crown Holdings to Present at Lehman Brothers Conference

    PHILADELPHIA, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. , announced today that Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President- Finance, will address the Lehman Brothers 2008 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Thursday, March 13, 2008. The Lehman Brothers Conference will...

    Articles 2008-03-07

  • Crown Holdings, Inc.(PEOPLE)

    Raymond L. McGowan, Jr., to president, Americas division, Crown Holdings, Inc.

    Articles 2008-03-01

  • Crown Holdings Announces Stock Repurchase Authorization of $500,000,000

    PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company's common stock through the end of 2010. Stock repurchases under this program may be made in the open...

    Articles 2008-02-28

  • Yet2.com Announces Record Quarter

    Closes Transactions with Ten Fortune 500 Companies NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Yet2.com, global premier provider of intellectual property scouting and licensing services, disclosed today that during Fourth Quarter 2007, it completed a record number of technology licensing transactions involving ten Fortune 500 companies on 3 continents. The...

    Articles 2008-02-07

  • Mondial Energy Announces Photovoltaic SOP Contract With Crown Holdings, Inc.

    TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 6, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Mondial Energy Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Standard Offer Price contract with the Ontario Power Authority for a 326 kW photovoltaic panel installation. The designed installation is more than three times larger...

    Articles 2008-02-06

  • Stock watch.(GO! THE INTERSECTION OF WHAT'S NOW AND WHAT'S NEXT)

    Crown Holdings, Inc. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Total Return % 2005 2006 2007 YTD Stock: ...

    Articles 2008-02-01

  • Chance to sell Air NZ stake missed; STREET TALK

    Amid the latest round of bumps and bruises on the sharemarket, alost opportunity has been crystallising regarding taxpayers andtheir agent, the Government. The Crown holds a little over 76 per cent of Air New Zealand. Thegood news for the taxpayer is that even at the airline's recent 13-month share...

    Articles 2008-01-26

  • McGowan takes throne at Crown.(PEOPLE)

    [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Crown Holdings' Americas Division has a new president. Raymond L McGowan Jr has succeeded Frank J Mechura, who will retire at the end of this month. McGowan was promoted from his position...

    Articles 2008-01-11

  • James D. Wilson to president.(PEOPLE)

    James D. Wilson to president, CROWN Aerosol Packaging USA, Crown Holdings, Inc.

    Articles 2008-01-01

  • People in the News

    Escalon Medical Corp., Wayne, promoted  Richard J. DePiano Jr.  to president from chief operating officer and general counsel. Mark Wallace  was promoted to chief operating officer from executive vice president responsible for the Escalon Digital Solutions and Trek Medical subsidiaries. Raymond L. McGowan Jr.  was named president of the Americas...

    Articles 2007-12-31

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  • Incorporated: 1927
  • CEO: Mr. John W. Conway

Crown Holdings is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods. Co.'s primary products include steel and aluminum cans for food, beverage, household and other consumer products and metal caps and closures. These products are manufactured in Co.'s plants both within and outside the U.S. and are sold through its sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and various other industries. Co.'s business is organized geographically within three divisions, Americas, European and Asia-Pacific. At Dec 31 2007, Co. operated 141 plants along with sales and service facilities in 41 countries.

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Crown Holdings Inc. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. John W. Conway

Chairman

Mr. William S. Urkiel

Mr. Alan W. Rutherford

Vice-Chairman

Ms. Jenne K. Britell

Mr. Arnold W. Donald

Mr. William G. Little

Mr. Hans J. Loliger

Mr. Thomas A. Ralph

Mr. Hugues du Rouret

Mr. Jim L. Turner

Contact Information

One Crown Way

Philadelphia, PA

http://www.crowncork.com

215 698-5100

NAICS Code

Metal Can Manufacturing: 332431
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