Sonoco is a global provider of consumer and industrial packaging solutions, including composite cans, flexible packaging, and rigid paperboard containers.
Founded in 1899 as Southern Novelty Company, in Hartsville, South Carolina
Entered the paperboard container business in 1923
Went public in 1923 and acquired its first non-Southern plant
Expanded internationally in 1954 and 1984
Began manufacturing plastic packaging in 1977
Acquired Tegrant Corporation in 2011, doubling the size of its Protective Solutions segment
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Round or shaped rigid containers made from a multiple-ply base of paperboard or plastic, and used for packaging products.
Includes printed, laminated and coated material structures used to package consumer products such as food and beverages.
Round or shaped rigid containers made of paperboard and used as packaging for food or non-food products.
Sonoco provides consumer and industrial packaging solutions including composite cans, flexible packaging, rigid paperboard containers, and more.
Sonoco is based in Hartsville, South Carolina, USA.
Sonoco's competitors include Mondi Group, Berry Global, and Amcor, among others.
Sonoco's main products include composite cans, flexible packaging, and rigid paperboard containers.
Sonoco was founded in 1899 as Southern Novelty Company, entered the paperboard container business in 1923, and expanded internationally in 1954 and 1984, among other milestones.
