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  • Crown Cork & Seal Announces Agreement to Sell Fragrance Pump Business

    Thursday, December 13, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced an agreement to sell its fragrance pump manufacturing business located in Thomaston, Connecticut to Rexam PLC for approximately $107 million subject to a net asset adjustment. Net proceeds from the transaction will be used to reduce outstanding short-term indebtedness. The Company expects to complete the transaction following necessary regulatory approvals.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Bottles 'Tall Blonde' in Shatterproof Plastic

    Friday, December 7, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Constar, Inc., the plastic packaging division of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) and Carolina Beer Company (Mooresville, NC) today announced the launch of "Tall Blonde," a lightweight, shatterproof plastic beer bottle for "Carolina Blonde" beer.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal to Delist From the Paris Stock Exchange

    Tuesday, November 20, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced that the Company intends to delist its shares from the Paris Stock Exchange (Bourse) due to consistently low trading volumes. This action will be effective on December 27, 2001. Crown has retained Societe Generale as its agent in the delisting process.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Announces Third Quarter 2001 Results

    Thursday, October 18, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2001. On a continuing operations basis, the Company reported a net loss of $0.10 per diluted share for the third quarter compared to net income of $0.35 per diluted share in the same period last year.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Launches First Pasteurizable PET Beer Bottle; Abita Brewery First to Market Pasteurized Beer in PET Container

    Monday, October 15, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Constar Inc., a subsidiary of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced the launch of a resealable pasteurizable PET bottle capable of withstanding the rigorous tunnel pasteurization processes that are used to produce the majority of all packaged beer globally.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Schedules Third Quarter 2001 Earnings Conference Call

    Monday, October 1, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 18, 2001. The Company will hold its customary conference call to discuss these results at 11 a.m. (EDT) the same day.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Develops New Packaging for Arizona Beverages

    Tuesday, August 14, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Constar Inc., a subsidiary of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) and AriZona Beverages, maker of Arizona Ice Teas, today announced an agreement to develop a dramatic new 42 ounce plastic (PET) bottle in the signature Arizona long neck shape. The long neck PET bottle is an industry first for a hot filled beverage and is available nationally in select Arizona brands.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal to Install New Beverage Can Line in Spain

    Tuesday, August 7, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) In response to increasing market demand in Spain and Portugal, Crown Cork & Seal today announced it will install a two piece beverage can line in Seville, Spain.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Elects a New Board Member

    Thursday, July 26, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) announced today that Hans J. Loliger, 58, Vice Chairman of Winter Group, Basel, Switzerland, a leading supplier of covering materials to the luxury packaging industry, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. The Board now has 10 members.

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  • Crown Cork & Seal Announces Second Quarter 2001 Results

    Wednesday, July 18, 2001

    PHILADELPHIA, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2001.

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