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The Company Has an Annual Capacity of 170,000 Tons Through Its
Hartsville, S.C., Complex
HARTSVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2009--
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), a global packaging leader and a top producer of
uncoated recycled paperboard, will begin offering semi-chemical
corrugating medium to the marketplace from its Hartsville, S.C., mill
beginning January 1, 2010.
Sonoco has been manufacturing high-quality, low-cost medium paperboard
through its #10 machine in Hartsville since 1957, according to Jim
Bowen, senior vice president, Primary Materials Group. “Our mills and
our skilled paper makers have an excellent reputation for quality and
service, and we are well positioned to serve much of the United States
as well as select export markets.
“The Hartsville #10 machine has 170,000 tons of annual capacity and, for
the past 52 years, we have offered that capacity exclusively through
contract relationships. We believe the market is now ready for a proven,
independent and financially sound producer in the Southeast, and we’re
excited about our opportunity to take on that role.”
About Sonoco
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. Sonoco is a proud member of the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our Web site at http://www.sonoco.com/.
Source: Sonoco
Sonoco
Robin Montgomery, 843-383-7509
robin.montgomery@sonoco.com