|  | | | Frequently Asked Questions | | | Who is Sonoco? | | Founded in 1899 as the Southern Novelty Company, Sonoco is a global packaging company based in Hartsville, South Carolina. |
| What kind of packaging products and services does Sonoco provide? | Sonoco provides thousands of products and services to consumer and industrial customers worldwide. Sonoco is the global leader in the production of paper-based tubes and cores that are used for winding and transporting such products as textiles, paper, film, foil and tape -- anything that is wound during the manufacturing process; and composite cans, which are containers with paperboard bodies that use a variety of materials as liners, closures and labels. Composite cans are used to package such products as snacks, refrigerated dough and pastries, frozen juice concentrate; powdered beverages; powdered cleansers and a wide range of other products. In addition, Sonoco produces flexible printed packaging; point-of-purchase displays; corner posts for protecting major appliances during shipping; reels for wire and cable; molded and injection molded plastics; coasters and glass covers; and other packaging products and services.
Sonoco’s total solutions capabilities include design, development and testing of leading technology packaging; global graphics management to enhance customers’ brand image; graphics reproduction including laser engraved cylinders to ensure the highest quality packaging graphics reproduction; and service centers to provide packing fulfillment, purchasing, inventory control and delivery capabilities.
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| Does Sonoco pay dividends?
| | Sonoco has been paying quarterly dividends consistently since 1929. |
| Does Sonoco have a direct investment program?
| | Sonoco has a direct investment program and a dividend reinvestment program.
For additional information, contact Sonoco’s transfer agent and registrar, The Bank of New York, tollfree, 800/524-4458. Outside the U.S.,
+212/815-3700.
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