HARTSVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2012-- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the New York investment community on March 6, 2012, at the Longbow Research Basic Materials Investor Conference, to be held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, 145 West 44th Street, and on March 7, 2012, at the Vertical Research Partners Global Paper & Packaging Conference, to be held at the Harvard Club, 35 West 44th Street.
M. Jack Sanders, president and chief operating officer, and Barry L. Saunders, vice president and chief financial officer, will meet with investors at both conferences and are scheduled to speak at the Vertical Research Partners Global Paper & Packaging Conference at 2:15 p.m. ET on March 7. This audio presentation will be webcast and can be accessed via the Internet at www.sonoco.com under the Investor Relations section. A copy of the presentation used at both conferences will be available on the Company’s website under the Investor Relations section.
About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. With annualized net sales of approximately $4.5 billion, the Company has 19,600 employees working in 349 operations in 34 countries, serving many of the world’s best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the 2011/2012 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our website at http://www.sonoco.com.
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