PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Paris Bourse: CCK) announced today that it has expanded capacity of its can shaping facilities with the completed development of an $8 million high-speed rotary can-shaping machine which will be commercially deployed in the third quarter of 2001. This latest development comes on the heels of a recently completed $1.1 million investment to commercially produce shaped cans in the U.S. for the first time.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Paris Bourse: CCK) announced today that Torsten J. Kreider, 36, has been promoted to Corporate Vice President, Planning & Development. He continues to report to Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President, Finance.