◎カンボジアに新規飲料缶工場を建設　　クラウン・ホールティング

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◎カンボジアに新規飲料缶工場を建設　　クラウン・ホールティング

【フィラデルフィア１５日PRN＝共同JBN】金属パッケージ製品の世界的に有力な供給企業であるクラウン・ホールディングス社（Crown Holdings, Inc. NYSE: CCK、http://www.crowncork.com）は１５日、カンボジアでの高まる需要に応えるため、同国のシアヌークビルに新規の飲料缶工場を建設すると発表した。シアヌークビルはカンボジアの首都プノンペンから約２００キロ離れたタイ湾沿いにある。シアヌークビルはカンボジアの主要な商業港であり、観光事業も成長している。

新規工場には複数の缶製造ラインが設置され、初期生産能力はツーピース３３０ミリリットルのアルミ缶７億２５００万個を年間に製造できる規模となる。施設は２０１３年第３四半期に稼動予定で、プノンペンの２ライン操業に続きカンボジアでのクラウンの２番目の飲料缶工場となる。

クラウン・アジア太平洋のジョゼフ・サラーツ社長は「カンボジアは堅調なペースで成長しており、同様に当社顧客の製品への需要が増える要因となっている。われわれは顧客がツーピース・アルミ飲料缶に好みを示すことを経験している。最新の投資は主要なビール醸造企業１社と締結した長期契約によってサポートされており、クラウンの成長計画に一致している。クラウンは４０年以上にわたり東南アジアで飲料缶を製造しており、今回の拡張プロジェクトは、世界および地域で高まっている当社顧客の需要をサポートするとともに、当社顧客によるこの地域でのブランド構築を支援するというコミットメントを表している」と語った。

クラウンは現在、東南アジアで７カ所の飲料缶工場を運営している。同社はカンボジア、マレーシア、シンガポール、タイに各１工場を、ベトナムに３工場（ハノイに１か所、ホーチミン市に２カ所）をそれぞれ擁している。同社は今年はじめ、ベトナムのダナンに新規の飲料缶工場を建設する計画を発表した。同工場は２０１３年第２四半期に商業生産を開始する予定。

▽クラウン・ホールディングス社について

クラウン・ホールディングスは子会社を通じ、消費者向けに販売を行なっている世界中の企業向けにパッケージ用製品を供給する主力企業である。世界本社は米ペンシルベニア州フィラデルフィア。詳しい情報はhttp://www.crowncork.comを参照。

さらに詳しい情報は以下まで問い合わせを。

報道関係者向け：

Michael F. Dunleavy,

Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Public Relations;

Tel: +1-215-698-5051;

Email: mdunleavy@crowncork.com

投資家向け：

Thomas A. Kelly,

Senior Vice President Finance,

Tel: +1-215-698-5341, or

Ed Bisno,

Bisno Communications,

Tel: +1-212-717-7578

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Crown Holdings, Inc. To Build New Beverage Can Plant In Sihanoukville, Cambodia

PR49349

PHILADELPHIA, May 15, 2012 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (http://www.crowncork.com), a leading

supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, announced today that it will

build a new beverage can plant in Sihanoukville, Cambodia to meet growing

demand. Sihanoukville is on the Gulf of Thailand approximately 200 km from the

Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. It is the country's primary commercial port and

is also enjoying growing tourism.

    The new plant will be sized to accommodate multiple can lines and have an

initial annual production capacity of 725 million two-piece 33cl aluminum cans.

The facility is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2013 and

will be Crown's second beverage can plant in Cambodia including its two line

operation in Phnom Penh.

    "Cambodia is growing at a steady pace and this in turn is driving increased

demand for our customers' products, and we are experiencing a preference on

their part for two-piece aluminum beverage cans," commented Jozef Salaerts,

President of CROWN Asia-Pacific. "This newest investment is supported by a long

term contract with a major brewer and is consistent with the Company's growth

plans. Crown has been manufacturing beverage cans in Southeast Asia for more

than 40 years and this expansion project underscores our commitment to support

the growing needs of our global and regional customers and to help them

continue to build their brands in the region."

    Crown currently operates seven beverage can plants in Southeast Asia. The

company has one plant each in Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand as

well three plants in Vietnam (one in Hanoi and two in Ho Chi Minh City).

Earlier this year the Company announced plans to build a new beverage can plant

in Danang, Vietnam which is expected to begin commercial production in second

quarter of 2013.

    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,

including whether demand will continue to grow for two-piece aluminum beverage

cans in Cambodia, whether the Company can successfully implement its plans to

build and commence production at the new Sihanoukville plant, whether the

Company can meet related time and production targets at the new Sihanoukville

and Danang facilities (including obtaining any required consents and approvals

which could delay or prevent expansion) and the level of future beverage can

volumes associated with customer contracts supplied from the Sihanoukville

facility that may cause actual results to be materially different from those

expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that

could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of

operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under

the caption "Forward-Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual

Report for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in subsequent filings made

prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or

revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

    About Crown Holdings, Inc.

    Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of

packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World

headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit

http://www.crowncork.com.

    For more information, contact:

    For editorial inquiries: Michael F. Dunleavy, Vice President of Corporate

Affairs and Public Relations;

    Tel: (215) 698-5051; Email: mdunleavy@crowncork.com

    For investors: Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President Finance, Tel: (215)

698-5341, or

    Ed Bisno, Bisno Communications, Tel: (212) 717-7578.

SOURCE  Crown Holdings, Inc.