USEPA Waste Minimization Partner:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designated Crown as a Waste Minimization Partner, one of only 27 in the country. Crown reduced substantially the amount of hazardous waste by eliminating the chromium from paint formulations. Additional waste minimization occurred because of the installation of the powder painting operation. This equipment has reduced the generation of waste paint sludge and air emissions.

Integrated Communications:
Crown was recognized with the Beacon Award from the American Center for Design and Fortune magazine, recognizing the company's outstanding corporate communications and design programs. Other companies receiving similar recognition included NIKE, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., and Starbucks Coffee Company.

Historical Preservation Award:
Crown was the recipient of the Preservation Merit Award given by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and its advisory board. The recognition came because of Crown's efforts at restoring and utilizing the downtown New Bremen community's older commercial and residential buildings.

Pollution Prevention Award:
Crown received the Governor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pollution Prevention from then Ohio Governor George Voinovich. One of only eight award recipients, the company earned the nomination because of its achievements in pollution prevention, its local leadership as a role model for other industrial generators, and its demonstration of the feasibility of pollution prevention.