Crown has agreed to acquire the remaining interest in its can manufacturing joint ventures in China and Vietnam from affiliates of Swire Pacific Limited.
Crown has launched bowl-shaped cans aimed at the single-serve food
market in Europe and North America to meet the growing demand for
ready-to-eat convenience products.
Crown Holdings, the leading packaging supplier has announced that
it will produce a new stylish 50cl aluminum promotional can for
Scottish & Newcastle's Kronenbourg 1664 brand.
Crown Holdings has announced that the European Patent Office has
upheld Crown's European SuperEnd beverage end patent, with slight
modification, against an opposition lodged by a competitor.
Having been on the verge of bankruptcy just eight months ago, Crown
Cork and Seal are now well on the road to recovery, after an
intensive period of cost cutting and selling off a number of its
less profitable divisions.
US law courts have ruled in favour of Crown Cork and Seal's motion
for summary judgment, dismissing 376 pending asbestos cases against
the company based on recent changes to Pennsylvania corporate
successor liability law.