08 Oct 2018 --- Crown, a leading supplier of packaging products worldwide, has exceeded one of its two targeted 2020 sustainability goals two years into its five-year initiative to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2016, the Company announced its plan to reduce energy consumption by 5 percent per billion standard units of production from 2015 levels by the end of 2020. As of December 31, 2017, Crown has surpassed this goal, reducing energy consumption by 5.1 percent per billion standard units. Absolute energy consumption has increased by only 1.6 percent while the Company increased production by over 7.1 percent.