Crown awards sustainability within global network

Crown Holdings recently announced the winners of its 2025 Chairman’s Sustainability Awards, which recognise individual manufacturing facilities within the company’s global network for outstanding contributions across three categories: Sustainable Manufacturing, Safety/Employee Engagement and Innovation in Sustainability. The awards recognise Crown teams that implemented noteworthy projects in 2025 to improve efficiency, resource use and workplace safety, among other areas. 

“Sustainability has always been a core focus of our operations and our primary products, which are inherently recyclable and contribute to the circular economy. The 2025 Chairman’s Sustainability Awards recognise our worldwide teams that uphold our commitments to strong environmental stewardship and responsible industry leadership, taking initiative and leading by example,” said Sandrine Duquerroy-Delesalle, vice president of global sustainability & external affairs at Crown Holdings. “The measurable progress Crown is making toward achieving the sustainability goals of our Twentyby30 programme would not be possible without the hard work and ingenuity of our teams throughout the company.” 

The Ponta Grossa aluminium beverage can manufacturing plant in Brazil won the Sustainable Manufacturing Award for its implementation of energy efficient methods, including a heat exchange system between the compressor cooling circuit and the washer process that aims to reuse residual heat. Ponta Grossa’s winning project serves as an example of the waste heat recovery initiatives that are being implemented in many Crown plants. 

The Safety/Employee Engagement Award went to the Izmit aluminium beverage can manufacturing plant in Turkey for its investment in the modernisation and standardisation of its air system, resulting in improved air health and better work conditions for employees. One of the goals of the project includes reducing temperatures in the plant by several degrees, providing a more comfortable environment for Crown employees during the summer months. 

The Innovation in Sustainability Award was presented to Signode Belgium and SMP Singapore. Signode Virton in Belgium, part of Crown’s global Transit Packaging Division, won for its launch of 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in its plastic stretch film. The facility’s efficient use of recycled plastic is not only cost-efficient but reduces the need for fossil fuels and is in alignment with the Climate Action and Optimum Circularity goals of Crown’s Twentyby30 programme. Additionally, the SS Metals (SMP Singapore) speciality packaging manufacturing plant in Singapore was honoured for its transition from a printing process that relied on ovens powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to an LED ink curing system that reduces carbon emissions and creates significant savings in annual energy costs.