Sonoco Products

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Sonoco Products Company

Type	Public (NYSE)
Founded	1899
Founder	Major James Lide Coker
Headquarters	Hartsville, South Carolina, United States
Key people	Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. chairman, president and chief executive officer
Industry	Packaging
Revenue	$3.5 billion (USD)
Employees	17,600
Slogan	Changing the Way the World Sees Packaging
Website	http://www.sonoco.com/

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON) is a major producer of different types of commercial and consumer product packaging. The company is based in Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S.A. It is also the United States' third largest paper producer. The company has approximately 17,600 employees in over 30 different countries, and was founded in 1899. It was formerly known as Southern Novelty Company.

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[edit] Notable employees

Major James Lide Coker, the company's founder
Charles Westfield Coker, president from 1918 until his death in the fall of 1931.
Charles W. Coker, former CEO, retired 1998
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., current chairman, president and chief executive officer