EXHIBIT 99.1




News
For Immediate Release                                 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                      4 Landmark Square
                                                      Suite 400
                                                      Stamford, CT  06901

                                                      Telephone: (203) 975-7110
                                                      Fax:       (203) 975-7902

                                                          Contact:
                                                          Robert B. Lewis
                                                          (203) 406-3160



                    SILGAN HOLDINGS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                        WHITE CAP CLOSURES BUSINESSES IN
                      CHINA, THE PHILIPPINES AND VENEZUELA



STAMFORD, CT, January 8, 2007 -- Silgan Holdings Inc.  (Nasdaq:SLGN),  a leading
supplier of consumer goods packaging  products,  announced today, as part of its
previously   announced   acquisition  of  Amcor  Limited's  White  Cap  closures
businesses in Europe,  Asia and South  America,  the completion of three delayed
closings in China, the Philippines and Venezuela.  Silgan White Cap is a leading
worldwide supplier of an extensive range of metal,  composite and plastic vacuum
closures  to  consumer  goods  packaging  companies  in the  food  and  beverage
industries.  The  addition  of these  three  operations  provides  Silgan with a
position in the rapidly growing Asian and Latin American markets.

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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual pro forma net sales of  approximately  $2.8 billion in 2005.  Silgan
operates 69  manufacturing  facilities  in North and South  America,  Europe and
Asia. In North America,  Silgan is the largest  supplier of metal containers for
food products and a leading supplier of plastic containers for


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personal care products.  In addition,  Silgan is a leading worldwide supplier of
metal, composite and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products.

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