PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a global leader in consumer packaging,
today announced that it has completed its acquisition of EMPAQUE, a
leading Mexican manufacturer of aluminum cans and ends, bottle caps
and glass bottles for the beverage industry, from Heineken N.V.
EMPAQUE, headquartered in Monterrey,
Mexico, currently operates two beverage can plants, a plant
that manufactures beverage can ends, aluminum closures and bottle
caps, a glass bottle plant and a glass service facility in
Mexico, with a total of
approximately 1,500 employees.
About Crown Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Philadelphia,
PA, Crown Holdings, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of
packaging products for consumer marketing companies around the
world. Crown makes a wide range of metal packaging for food,
beverage, household and personal care and industrial products and
metal vacuum closures and caps. As of December 31, 2014, the Company operated 149
plants located in 40 countries, employing 23,024 people. For more
information, visit www.crowncork.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this
press release consists of forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties
and other factors. Important factors that could cause the
statements made in this press release or the actual results of
operations or financial condition of Crown to differ are discussed
under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in Crown's Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December
31, 2013 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after
the date hereof. Crown does not intend to review or revise
any particular forward-looking statement in light of future
events.
For more information, contact:
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, (215) 698-5341, or
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President,
Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720.
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SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.