Crown to Increase Beverage Can Capacity to Meet Growing Demand in Vietnam

Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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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 production capacity of 460 million 33cl beverage cans and 25cl slim cans with commercial production scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2006. The addition of the second line brings the total annual production capacity of the plant to over 1 billion cans.

"Demand for aluminum beverage cans in Vietnam continues to grow," said William H. Voss, President of Crown's Asia-Pacific Division. "Together with our joint venture partner, the Saigon Beer-Alcohol and Beverage Corporation, this expansion further demonstrates our commitment to support the growing needs of our global and local customers and to help them continue to build their brands in the region."

In addition to four aluminum beverage can plants in China, Crown operates five aluminum beverage can plants throughout South East Asia with two in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) and one plant each in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

About Crown Holdings, Inc.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its affiliated companies, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA.

For more information, contact:

In Asia: Jozef Salaerts, Senior Vice President - South East Asia; Tel: +65 62294881; Email: jozef.salaerts@crowncork.com.sg

For investors: Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance, Tel: (215) 698-5088.

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Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance, +1-215-698-5088, both of
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