Sonoco Products Company SON

Company Overview

Sonoco Products Company is a global provider of consumer, industrial, healthcare, and protective packaging solutions, operating primarily within the packaging and materials industry. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of packaging products that serve food and beverage producers, consumer goods companies, industrial manufacturers, and healthcare customers. Its core revenue drivers are paperboard-based packaging, rigid and flexible plastic packaging, metal packaging, and protective packaging systems.

Founded in 1899 as Southern Novelty Company, Sonoco initially produced cone-shaped paper products for the textile industry before evolving into a diversified packaging manufacturer. Over more than a century, the company expanded organically and through acquisitions, building scale across multiple packaging formats and end markets. Sonoco’s long operating history, diversified product portfolio, and long-term customer relationships are widely cited as strategic advantages within the global packaging sector.