MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 24, 2009--
Sonoco Alcore – Demolli S.R.L., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco
(NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies,
is launching a number of new products at the IPACK IMA Processing,
Packaging and Material Handling trade show, 24-28 March, 2009.
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The new products Sonoco Alcore – Demolli is featuring include
Intellicore™ radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled paper cores
for roll tracking in the paper industry; Dricore™ rain-resistant
paperboard cores for the agricultural industry; printed cores for the
textile industry; and LoadRight™ environmentally friendly paperboard
pallets for transporting bulk bags.
Sonoco Alcore – Demolli will conduct live demonstrations of the
Intellicore RFID-enabled core technology throughout the show using an
antenna and reader. Demonstrations will show the capabilities of the
Intellicore technology, which was originally developed for and is now
being used in the paper industry and is well suited for applications in
the film and textile industries.
Dricore rain-resistant paperboard cores provide agricultural film
producers with cost savings versus plastic cores and increased
productivity through reduced machine vibration during the winding
process due to improved properties of the paperboard core. The
rain-resistant properties of the Dricore core also meet the demanding
requirements of end users in the silage industry. Made from paperboard,
the more environmentally friendly Dricore core is also much easier to
dispose of than plastic cores. The Dricore core will be exhibited in a
“rain simulation chamber” to show its rain-resistant properties.
Sonoco Alcore – Demolli is also exhibiting the breakthrough printed core
for the textile industry, the Loadright paper pallet for transporting
FIBC bags, the M-Core™ high-performance paper mill cores for the
printing industry, high-performance film cores for the film industry and
a range of other cores for all of its served industries.
“As an industry leader in the European market, it is our responsibility
to continue finding new ways to provide value to our customers. We
listen to our customers’ needs and we put action plans in place for our
sales, marketing, technology and manufacturing organizations to meet
those needs. Over the last 24 months, we have made new product
development a prime focus. As a result, we have developed solutions with
new products that solve real-world problems for our customers and IPACK
IMA is the ideal platform to launch them in the marketplace. Ultimately,
we are bringing value to our customers by adding value to our products.
This is critical in today’s difficult operating environment,” said Eddie
Smith, vice president, Sonoco Alcore, Europe.
About Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l.
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. operates 30 tube and core plants and six paper
mills on the European continent and in the United Kingdom. Founded in
1899, Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of industrial and
consumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300
operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. For
more information on the Company, visit our Web site at http://www.sonoco.com/.
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gary.morgan@sonoco.com