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Mar 28, 2014, 08:01 ET Sonoco Receives Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards
HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced that its display and packaging services business won six awards at...
Mar 18, 2014, 08:00 ET Sonoco Receives Gold Flexible Packaging Achievement Award for LEGO Pouch
LEGO Hero Factory Stand-up Pouch Recognized for Sustainability and Environmental Achievement HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 18, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global...
Mar 17, 2014, 08:30 ET Sonoco Releases 2013 Annual Report to Shareholders
Company's Annual Meeting to be Held April 16, 2014 HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that its...
Mar 10, 2014, 08:01 ET Sonoco ThermoSafe Launches Via™ Series of Pre-Qualified Shippers
Reusable and Single-use Shippers Ensure Temperature Protection for Clinical Trials Shipments ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE:SON) and a...
Mar 06, 2014, 08:01 ET Sonoco ThermoSafe Launches New Addition to Wine Shipper Product Line
Product Line Ensures Temperature Control for Wine Shipments Up to Five Days ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 6, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and a leading global...
Mar 04, 2014, 05:30 ET Sonoco ThermoSafe Launches Envoy® Frozen Series of Pre-Qualified Shippers
New insulated shippers ensure protection of pharmaceuticals and other high-value biologics for a minimum of four days MALLOW, Ireland, March 4, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco...
Feb 21, 2014, 07:01 ET Sonoco Announces Price Increase for All Paperboard Tubes and Cores
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced that it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by five to eight percent, effective with shipments in the...
Feb 20, 2014, 16:16 ET Sonoco Names DiPasquale to Lead Sonoco Plastic's Blow Molding Unit
Steve Gendreau Named Division Vice President, Innovative Packaging Solutions - Fresh & Natural HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global...
Feb 19, 2014, 09:10 ET Sonoco Display and Packaging's Rural Hall Plant Achieves Landfill-free Status
The Company's Rural Hall, N.C., facility recognized with a gold-tier Sonoco Sustainability Star Award HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of...
Feb 18, 2014, 08:02 ET Sonoco Announces Price Increase for All Uncoated Recycled Paperboard Products
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced that it will raise the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products by $30 per ton, effective with...
Feb 14, 2014, 09:09 ET Sonoco Protective Solutions Announces Price Increase
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced that Sonoco Protective Solutions will be increasing prices, as contracts allow, from six percent to 12 percent, effective...
Feb 13, 2014, 07:31 ET Sonoco Reports Fourth Quarter, Full-Year 2013 Results
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year 2013....
Feb 12, 2014, 09:33 ET Sonoco Board Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today declared a $.31 per share quarterly common stock dividend, to be paid on March 10, 2014, to shareholders of...
Feb 12, 2014, 08:00 ET Blythe J. McGarvie Elected to Sonoco's Board of Directors
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has elected Blythe J. McGarvie to its Board of Directors. Her election increases ...
Jan 27, 2014, 07:00 ET Sonoco ThermoSafe® Launches Envoy® CRT Series of Pre-Qualified Shippers
New insulated shippers ensure 15-25 degrees C protection for pharmaceuticals and other high-value biologics for a minimum of two days MALLOW, Ireland, Jan. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit...
Jan 15, 2014, 08:02 ET Sonoco Names Kraus, Christensen and O'Neal to Lead Protective Solutions Divisions
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Jan. 15, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has named Carl Kraus division vice president and general manager for its...
Jan 13, 2014, 09:19 ET Sonoco Announces Quarterly Conference Call and Annual Meeting Information for 2014
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Jan. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will host its regular quarterly investor conference calls and Annual Meeting on...
Dec 09, 2013, 08:55 ET Sonoco to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Basic Materials Conference
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the investment community on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Bank ...
Dec 06, 2013, 08:55 ET Sonoco Details Strategic and Financial Targets
2014 Base EPS Estimate Established at Record Range of $2.45 to $2.53 Free Cash Flow Estimated to be $130 Million in 2014, After Dividends Company Announces 2 Million Share Repurchase HARTSVILLE,...
Dec 02, 2013, 08:02 ET Sonoco Launches New Mobile-Friendly Corporate Website
New Site Provides Access for Visitors on a Variety of Devices HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, today announced the ...
Nov 25, 2013, 08:01 ET Sonoco to Host Annual New York Investor Conference on December 6, 2013
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Nov. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, will host its annual breakfast meeting for the financial community in New York...
Nov 15, 2013, 09:15 ET Sonoco Pays Off $121 Million in Maturing Bonds
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Nov. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced that it paid approximately $121 million in principal and interest of its 6.5 percent bonds, which matured today. (Logo:...
Nov 11, 2013, 08:01 ET Sonoco Protective Solutions Announces Price Increases on EPS, Corrugated Materials
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Nov. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced price increases of 4.2 percent on fabricated packaging assemblies containing EPS and/or PE and corrugated materials, 3.7...
Oct 30, 2013, 08:31 ET Sonoco Plastics Wins Inaugural Award for Planters® Peanuts Blow Molded Package
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco Plastics, a division of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) offering a diverse line of blow molded, thermoformed, injection molded and extruded plastics packaging, won...
Oct 29, 2013, 08:31 ET Sonoco Display and Packaging Receives Five Awards at 2013 Design of the Times Competition
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Sonoco Display and Packaging, the point-of-purchase (POP) display and packaging services business of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), has been awarded five Design of the...
