YARDLEY, Pa., Dec. 19,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the overall
sustainability contributions of its Transit Packaging Division,
Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com) has
honored three facilities with a Chairman's Sustainability Award.
Three additional plants were recognized as runners-up for their
efforts. The six Transit Packaging facilities join three of Crown's
metal packaging plants and the Company's Brazilian operations,
which were recognized for excelling in sustainability activities
during the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years.
Crown's stretch film facility in Virton, Belgium was awarded for its investment in a
reclaim line that enabled 90% of its waste to be reprocessed and
upcycled into usable material. The plant also utilized
eco-innovation to help a customer reduce its environmental
footprint by 60%. The team also made significant progress across
multiple ESG metrics over a three-year period, including a 62%
reduction in its CO2 footprint, a 45% reduction in
water usage and waste disposal savings of $50,000. The plant has also set a precedent by
committing to a voluntary agreement with its local region to reduce
energy consumption by 7.2% within the next five years through the
Horizon 2020 program.
The Company has also honored its Sriracha, Thailand facility, which has received multiple
external awards including an "Employee Relations Excellence at
Provincial Level" award from the Thai Department of Labour
Protection and Welfare and an "Environment and Safety Governance
Award" for work in the surrounding community. In addition to
prioritizing wellness-focused initiatives for its employees,
including starting a project supporting breast-feeding and
providing annual health checkups, the plant has minimized its
overall environmental impact by rationalizing its fan-cooling
systems to reduce energy usage by 70%.
Finally, Crown's Bangalore,
India facility, which manufactures dunnage air bags and
inflation tools, received a Chairman's Sustainability Award for
developing multiple programs to assist local communities in
economic and social need. The plant supported over 1,500 students
through initiatives to provide free midday meal assistance and to
invest in upgrading nine schools, including seven preschools. The
plant also offered free health checkups for its 330 employees and
implemented a "Safety Week" celebration, highlighting internal
progress and encouraging a continued focus on safety.
Crown also acknowledged three runners-up in the Transit
Packaging Division for their notable contributions in
sustainability:
- Rudraram, India for achieving
a year-to-year reduction of 256 tons per year of scrap from steel
strap production, a year-to-year reduction of 14 tons per year in
scrap from strap seal production and a corresponding reduction of
500 tons in carbon footprint.
- Silvassa, India for creating
community-focused initiatives and minimizing its use of energy and
"prime" or "virgin" plastic materials.
- Florence, Kentucky (U.S.) for
leading an internal closed loop recycling system that reduces
customer waste and enables the plant's strapping products to
contain up to 85% recycled content.
"Our winning Transit Packaging plants have excelled in
innovations on both the shop floor and through advanced
manufacturing processes," said John
Rost, Vice President of Global Sustainability and Regulatory
Affairs at Crown. "They have gone above and beyond in supporting
their employees, their communities and our overall goals for
sustainability. We are proud of our winners and runners-up for
surpassing expectations and for their valuable contributions to our
ongoing sustainability journey."
To learn more about Crown's sustainability efforts around the
world, visit sustainability.crowncork.com.
About Crown Holdings, Inc.
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading
global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing
companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products,
equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World
headquarters are located in Yardley,
Pennsylvania. For more information,
visit www.crowncork.com.
For more information, contact
sustainability@crowncork.com.
For editorial inquiries: Mallory
Schindler, Senior Account Executive, Finn Partners; Tel: (212) 529-2634;
Email: mallory.schindler@finnpartners.com
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