Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association’s (TTMA) 4th annual Excellence in Manufacturing Award

Crown Lithography Trinidad Recognized for Green Efforts

Publish Date
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
At Crown, how we make our products is just as important as what we make. We remain committed to making Crown better in many different ways, including conserving resources across our operations to implementing manufacturing practices that improve productivity and safety. We are proud of these efforts and are honored when our local communities or industry recognizes them. Just last...

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La Colombe metal coffee packaging design

Breaking New Ground with Coffee Packaging Design

Publish Date
Friday, September 29, 2017
International Coffee Day serves as an opportunity to celebrate sustainable coffee-growing practices and the organizations that support them. Crown continues to work with coffee roasters, such as La Colombe, to design innovative packaging solutions that extend the shelf life of coffee and bring new modes of retail-ready packaging to consumers.

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SuperEnd lightweight beverage can end

New Lightweight Beverage End from Crown Helps Beverage Brands Enhance Sustainability Credentials

The Interchangeable SuperEnd® beverage end reduces metal use by over 10%

Publish Date
Monday, September 18, 2017
Philadelphia, PA – September 18, 2017. A new generation of lightweight SuperEnd® beverage ends from CROWN Asia Pacific, a division of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), reduce metal use by over 10% when compared to conventional 202 diameter (52mm) ends. The Interchangeable SuperEnd® beverage end is compatible with seamer tooling used with other lightweight ends on the market...

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Safety Awareness for Employees S.A.F.E.

Putting Employee Safety First

Publish Date
Friday, August 11, 2017
Safety is more than a priority, it’s a core value at Crown and it is instilled into each of our processes, procedures and systems. We aim to foster a Total Safety Culture by giving employees the support and tools they need to make safer decisions, correct unsafe behaviors and reduce incidents, injuries and near-misses. Our SAFE (Safety Awareness for Employees)...

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And the (Chairman’s) Award goes to…

Publish Date
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Every two years, Crown’s Chairman’s Sustainability Awards recognize plants in our global network for their outstanding sustainability achievements in three categories: Economic, Environmental and Social. In 2016, facilities in Vietnam, Spain and the United Kingdom have been recognized for exemplary contributions to the Company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. Our beverage can plant in Hanoi, Vietnam took home top honors in...

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Pictured at the June 21, 2017 awards presentation (left to right) is Alex Lueck, Xcel Energy; Bill  Clements, Crown Beverage Packaging; Chad Bulman, Focus on Energy; Chad Jacobsen,  Crown Beverage Packaging; Randy Urness, Focus on Energy.
Crown is committed to living by the principles of sustainability across its business. When it comes to our manufacturing facilities, while the mantra is ‘safety first,’ employees are also challenged to continually raise the standard of excellence by which we operate and to identify ways to improve productivity and reduce our impact on the environment. Crown’s beverage can facility in...

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A collection of aerosol cans

Our Life in an Aerosol Can

Publish Date
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
When the first aerosol can was launched early in the 20th century, no one could have predicted the impact it would have on modern consumers. Today, the format has become a key part of our everyday lives. Whether it is the personal hygiene products we use in the morning, or the insect repellents we use during the warm summer months...

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Sustainability Makes the World Go ‘Round

Publish Date
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Crown has lived by the three pillars of sustainability – economic, environmental, and social –since its inception in 1892 . In celebration of Earth Awareness Month, here are three facts about Crown and metal cans that exemplify that commitment that you might not know: Did you know that packaging fruits and vegetables in metal cans rather than in formats that...

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Peelfit Plus innovative metal can
Philadelphia, PA — October 17, 2016. CROWN Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), is launching Peelfit™, an innovative, proprietary metal can designed specifically for the dry food market to address demands for greater convenience, lightweighting and product protection. Manufactured in the United Kingdom, Peelfit™ is currently available in a 99mm diameter format. Fully...

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Crown's 2015 Sustainability Report
Crown Holdings, Inc. has published its third Sustainability Report. Titled ‘Perpetual Progress,’ the 2015 report documents Crown’s continued advancement in the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability. It also underlines Crown’s broad efforts in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to improve its sustainability footprint, resource use and emissions per standard unit, even as the Company has seen global volume growth and expanded its geographic reach.

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Metal Recycles Forever

Keep America Beautiful Month: Recycling Metal

Publish Date
Monday, April 27, 2015
The flowers are blooming and the sun is shining. However, April signifies more than just the approach of summer. Not only did the world celebrate Earth Day on April 22, but in North America we have also been observing Keep America Beautiful Month. Reducing Waste And Recycling Keep America Beautiful Month celebrates everything we can do as individuals, companies and...

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