Sonoco Products Company

Sonoco Products Co. engages in the manufacture of industrial and consumer packaging products and services. The company is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina and currently employs 22,000 full-time employees. Its segments include Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. Products within the Consumer Packaging segment consist of rigid packaging (paper, metal, and plastic), primarily serving the consumer staples market focused on food, beverage, household, personal, and pharmaceutical products. Its rigid paper containers are manufactured from 100% recycled paperboard provided primarily from Sonoco global paper operations. These paper products are primarily used in the food and beverage markets. Products within the Industrial Paper Packaging segment consist primarily of goods produced from recycled fiber, including paperboard tubes, cores, cones and cans; partitions; paper-based protective materials; and uncoated recycled paperboard for high-end applications, such as folding cartons, can board, and laminated structures.