09 Dec 2013 --- ABRE, the Brazilian Packaging Association, recently reported that the average number of beverage cans used in 2012 per Brazilian consumer rose to 103, a 12% increase from 91 cans used the year before. While many of these cans are for beer or soft drink applications, an increasing number of brands that produce specialty drinks, such as juices, liquors and mixed beverages, are turning to CROWN Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A., a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, Inc., to drive greater market penetration in the country.