Sonoco Products
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Founded in 1899, Sonoco Products Company is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. With estimated sales of approximately $5 billion, the Company has more than 19,000 employees working in 340 operations in 34 countries, serving some of the world's best known brands in some 85 nations.
Sonoco is the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes and cores and a leader in rigid paperboard containers and convenience closures. The Company is also a leading manufacturer of blow-molded plastic containers, consumer and industrial thermoformed plastic packaging, engineered molded and extruded plastic
products. Sonoco was named one of 2011's Top 100 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine, has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2009 – 2010, 2010 – 2011 and 2011 – 2012, and was listed in the United States' 500 largest publicly traded companies in Newsweek
magazine's "Green Rankings" for three consecutive years. Sonoco also received a SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Gold Class Award in SAM's Sustainability Yearbook 2011 and has been recognized four times as one of North America's Top Companies for Leaders.
Sonoco is the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes and cores and a leader in rigid paperboard containers and convenience closures. The Company is also a leading manufacturer of blow-molded plastic containers, consumer and industrial thermoformed plastic packaging, engineered molded and extruded plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
products. Sonoco was named one of 2011's Top 100 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine, has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2009 – 2010, 2010 – 2011 and 2011 – 2012, and was listed in the United States' 500 largest publicly traded companies in Newsweek
Newsweek
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magazine's "Green Rankings" for three consecutive years. Sonoco also received a SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Gold Class Award in SAM's Sustainability Yearbook 2011 and has been recognized four times as one of North America's Top Companies for Leaders.
Notable employees
- Major James Lide CokerJames Lide CokerMajor James Lide Coker Civil War veteran, founder of Sonoco, Coker College, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist, philanthropist...
, founded the Southern Novelty Company in 1899, which became Sonoco in 1923. - Charles W. CokerCharles W. CokerCharles "Charlie" Westfield Coker is the former president and CEO of Sonoco Products Company of Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S.A.. He also serves as a director of Bank of America, HanesBrands Inc., Springs Industries, and Carolina Power & Light Company...
, president 1970-1990, CEO 1970-1998 and chairman 1976-2005. - Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., current chairman and chief executive officer.
- M. Jack Sanders, current president and chief operating officer.
Stock market indices
- S&P 400S&P 400The S&P 400 MidCap Index, more commonly known as the S&P 400, is a stock market index from Standard & Poor's.It covers roughly the mid-cap range of US stocks.-Investing:The following ETFs attempt to track this index and sub-indexes:*Index Fund: &...
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