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Philadelphia: Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings Inc. has just announced the addition of a new $39 million production line to its 36,000 square meter beverage can facility in Seville, Spain. The new line will produce two-piece, steel 33cl cans and will double the facility's current output to 1.7 billion cans a year.

Crown has had a strong presence in the Iberian region for many years. The company's beverage business has two production facilities in Spain, one in Agoncillo in the north, and one in Seville in the south. Installation of the new line at the Seville beverage plant is scheduled to begin in 2008.

"The Iberian Peninsula is a region of great importance to Crown," says Terry Cartwright, senior vice president of Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East. "As our beverage customers in this region continue to grow, it is important for us to grow with them and expanding production at our Seville plant will ensure we continue to deliver the high level of quality and service that our customers expect.”

Beverage cans are the preferred packaging choice in the region, as they are easy to carry, chill quickly and are 100 percent recyclable."

Currently, Crown Bevcan Europe and Middle East operates 13 production sites in 9 countries. The business unit supplies 2-piece beverage cans and ends to multinational, regional and local customers.