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sonoco has awarded a bronze - level sonoco sustainability star award to its sonoco recycling facility in savannah, ga .
the sonoco sustainability star award program recognizes customer - and sonoco - owned facilities for achieving significant milestones in landfill diversion and waste stream reduction, and is administered through sonoco recycling .
hewitt operates sonoco’s external benefits web site, which also includes a self - service option. its staff also provides retirement counseling to sonoco employees .
sonoco thermosafe has acquired laminar medica, significantly expanding sonoco' s global presence and providing local access to the widest range of insulated parcel and pallet solutions .
sonoco europe is a proud member of the sonoco family, a global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services .
sonoco recycling is a proud member of the sonoco family, a global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services .
to learn more about sonoco’s sustainability goals, initiatives and progress, visit urltoken .
the sonoco sustainability star award program recognizes customer and sonoco - owned facilities for achieving significant milestones in landfill diversion and waste stream reduction, and is administered through sonoco recycling. over the course of the program, 34 sonoco facilities have been recognized for achieving 95% or greater landfill reduction. most recently, sonoco has recognized facilities in ohio and georgia for their creative and committed efforts to reduce waste to landfill .
the council meets quarterly and reports to and is sponsored by sonoco’s president and ceo. the council reports on sonoco’s sustainability activities, biannually, to the board of directors .
glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it' s like to work at sonoco products, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. this is the sonoco products company profile. all content is posted anonymously by employees working at sonoco products .
sonoco, a 112 - year - old packaging company, has experienced the change in midmarket hro offerings over the last decade. (if you know the pringles composite can and sonoco’s thousands of other name - brand consumer and industrial packaging, you know sonoco. )
sonoco’s plastics operations have come through a blend of acquisition and organic growth, says dipasquale .
learn more about sonoco' s materiality process regarding economic, environmental and social issues. .
the average salary for sonoco is $ 92, 026 per year, ranging from $ 64, 554 to $ 111, 394. compare more salaries for sonoco at paysa. com .
the longstanding expertise of sonoco plastics allows producing winding cores within the tightest tolerances and precise roundness .
sonoco has awarded a gold - level sonoco sustainability star award to interbake foods of front royal, va. , a subsidiary of weston foods of canada, for achieving zero waste to landfill status .
the average salary for sonoco operations is $ 70, 923 per year, ranging from $ 67, 693 to $ 73, 985. compare more salaries for sonoco operations at paysa. com .
sonoco' s 2017 annual report to shareholders is now available on the company' s website at investor. sonoco. com. the report, entitled a new vision leads to fresh thinking, reviews sonoco' s 2017 financial performance and details sonoco’s entry into new “fresh and natural” markets along the perimeter of the store. sonoco has mailed the 2017 annual report, form 10 - k and proxy statement to its shareholders in advance of its annual meeting, which will be held on wednesday, april 18 .
from accounting to graphic design, from engineering to marketing, sonoco has the perfect position for you .
the sonoco diversity and unity council seeks to create a diverse workforce within an inclusive environment by sponsoring and guiding activities of several affinity teams and fostering diversity and inclusion education, awareness and communication throughout sonoco, including through the workforce environment team, workforce representation team, sonoco young professionals and the military professionals group .
sonoco works with customers to collaboratively develop and deliver innovative packaging solutions (ips) that enhance and optimize their business and brands. sonoco’s operations consist of global consumer packaging businesses –rigid paper and closures ...
sonoco employees interested in giving back to their communities can volunteer with sonoco cares, a grassroots group that is now a formal part of sonoco' s diversity and unity council. when it started in 2015, sonoco cares had 39 employees who donated 450 hours of community service that year. by 2017, 115 members logged more than 900 hours of community service and raised more than $ 4, 000 for charity .
in 2016, sonoco reduced total water usage by 4. 09 percent, total energy usage by 0. 52 percent and total greenhouse gas emissions by 3. 35 percent (all figures are year over year). sonoco recycling recovered the equivalent by weight of 57 percent of the product that sonoco places into the marketplace .
sonoco has released its 2016 - 2017 corporate responsibility report. the report, which is available on the company’s website at urltoken celebrates sonoco’s successful projects while reporting on the company’s significant progress toward long - term sustainability goals .
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sonoco is a multi - billion dollar global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products and packaging supply chain services .
sonoco spokesman roger schrum indicated the company’s sonoco plastics operations, after the sale, will still have about $ 400m (€358m) in annual sales. the business includes thermoformed packaging as well as a strong position in trays .
sonoco thermosafe’s new solution will optimize air shipments of temperature - sensitive biologics and pharmaceutical products for durations exceeding five days .
sonoco products is striking a $ 280m (€250m) deal to sell off its blow moulding operations to amcor ltd .
sonoco is committed to creating long - term value for its stakeholders by becoming a more sustainable and responsible corporate citizen .
sonoco addresses critical social issues in the communities where we operate and seek partnerships with community stakeholders to effect positive change .
finally, sonoco had acquired many companies over the years that had legacy defined benefits pension plans in place. its master pension plan was set up 75 years ago. all of this added to the complexity of sonoco’s benefits administration challenges .
sonoco plastics is an expert in medical device and disposable molding, packaging, protocol development, validation, testing and sterilization .
sonoco intends to be the global leader in providing innovative packaging solutions (ips) that optimize our customers’ businesses and brands .
sonoco views its philanthropic and business endeavors as investments to improve the quality of life in communities where the company has operations .
sonoco is a $ 5 billion global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective solutions and display and packaging services .
sonoco' s greek customer gialousis wanted to diversify its customer base in 2015 by launching a new, more premium line of gourmet, aromatic chocolate powdered drinks geared toward retail consumers. ultimately, sonoco developed a premium package that won awards for style .
that segment of the business also includes the emerging truvue can business that sonoco has developed to compete against traditional steel food cans .
if you would like to extend a dialogue with sonoco on issues of sustainability, you may contact us at sustainability @ urltoken .
the sonoco operations will become part of amcor rigid plastics and help balance the firm’s product offerings by end market. that includes a big boost in the home and personal care segment, which accounts for more than two - thirds of the business coming from sonoco .
sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, has announced a new research partnership with clemson university: the sonoco fresh (food research excellence for safety and health) initiative will develop new technologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle .
sonoco continues its strong support through partnerships and community collaboration, education, health and welfare, arts and culture, and the environment .
sonoco’s roots can be traced to the southern novelty company, which was founded in hartsville, south carolina, on may 10, 1899 .
sonoco will continue to consciously provide support to programs that attract diverse associates—because bringing new perspectives into our community brings new ideas to the table .
for more than 50 years, sonoco plastics has set the quality standard in filter cores, cages, housings, and other custom filtration components .
sonoco' s achievements confirm that our actions and performance are at the highest level with our peers and with the best companies in the world .
sonoco believes that we have an inherent responsibility to help improve the quality of life in the communities in which we serve. the sonoco foundation, sonoco’s philanthropic arm, donated approximately $ 2. 5 million to nonprofit organizations around the world in 2017. the company’s employees also contributed time, funds and talents to a multitude of worthy causes, including volunteering, serving on boards, raising funds and participating in other civic - oriented projects .
to that end, sonoco is sponsoring a new research partnership with clemson university: the sonoco fresh (food research excellence for safety and health) initiative, which will develop new technologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle. the 5 - year sponsorship has a total value of $ 2, 725 million, and is an extension of the partnership that created the sonoco institute of packaging design and graphics at clemson .
sonoco pays its employees an average of $ 67, 152 a year. salaries at sonoco range from an average of $ 41, 554 to $ 110, 029 a year. sonoco employees with the job title general sales manager make the most with an average annual salary of $ 140, 756, while employees with the title heavy / tractor - trailer truck driver make the least with an average annual salary of $ 39, 816 .
sonoco also has rotary thermoforming, which is a proprietary process because sonoco designs and assembles these machines in - house. officials use the process for very high efficiencies, for example, stouffer’s frozen food trays, which are produced in the millions. they run both cpet and pp on those lines .
sonoco selected hewitt associates to administer its defined benefit and welfare plans. the company found over time that “outsourcing wasn’t as beneficial as we had hoped, ” says heisler. sonoco didn’t have the number of employees to make outsourcing fees cost effective. hewitt’s costs were much higher then, he recalls .
sonoco display and packaging understands the retail and shopper landscape. we provide leading cpg companies and retailers with sales - generating merchandising displays and contract packaging services .
sonoco believes that to achieve our goals relating to sustainability, it is critical that we establish a capable, qualified, competitive and diverse team of suppliers .
hewitt’s product offering had changed dramatically since sonoco first worked with hewitt 11 years earlier, according to heisler. now it had a platform specifically for sonoco’s businesses, so it was “significantly more cost effective. ” heisler says this time hewitt had made it clear midmarket companies had become a core competency. “now we offer small and midsized companies the same solution as any large employer at a price they want, ” adds matthew hedrick, hewitt’s account executive for sonoco .
he feels the same about healthcare reform in america. sonoco already has special healthcare administration responsibilities because it has several hundred employees in massachusetts. the state has a mandatory healthcare coverage requirement. companies doing business in massachusetts must demonstrate they provide healthcare to their employees. hewitt now handles this process automatically for sonoco .
within a year sonoco determined it was not realizing its expected benefits. “we didn’t receive the timeliness, accuracy, and quality they promised us, ” he reports. “and it was becoming clear the service provider was not committed to the health and welfare segment of the business. ” sonoco opted out of the pension and health and welfare segments of the relationship when an international company purchased the service provider. sonoco began discussions about alternative solutions with hewitt in april 2009 .
the innovative packaging solution windowcan from sonoco europe gives customers a clear view of food products like muesli and confectionery – while combining the advantages of rigid paperboard containers with those of plastic packaging. first presented as a prototype at interpack 2017, sonoco produces the cylindrical plastic cans using in - mould labelling (iml) technology .
the benefits of this strategy have been dramatic. over the past five years, sonoco reduced normalized ghg emissions by nearly 24% , with normalized emissions in 2014 dropping nearly 12% and direct emissions (scope 1) from sonoco’s facilities reduced by 21% , reflecting the success of the new hartsville biomass boiler system .
sonoco (nyse: son), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today reported financial results for its first quarter, ending april 1, 2018 .
sonoco products co. has annual sales of about $ 5 billion with 20, 800 employees worldwide focused on consumer packaging. to get a grasp on the company’s plastics operations, plastics machinery magazine went to command central — sonoco’s headquarters in hartsville, s. c. — where one pilot plant alone is 100, 000 square feet .
this process change is a first for a sonoco recycling location ,
said mike pope, general manager and president, sonoco recycling .
the plant is doing a great job capturing a large amount of waste for recovery in waste - to - energy programming, and their improvements have positive implications for both sustainability and cost savings .
sonoco employees also donate money to causes close to their hearts. in 2017, employees raised $ 34, 260 for disaster victims via the red cross. and when an earthquake struck mexico city, where many sonoco employees live and work, employees around the world donated $ 11, 250 to help their affected colleagues get back on their feet .
sonoco converted its pension administration in late 2009 and its health and welfare plans on january 1, 2010. the new system “proved to be much easier to operate, ” reports the sonoco hr executive. instead of running on a mainframe platform, the 2009 offering was file - server based and operated using simpler plug - and - play options .
hartsville, s. c. , u. s. – sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, honored five companies with supplier sustainability awards at the annual sonoco supplier conference, may 16, 2017. the 2017 award recipients are: bristol global mobility, pro label inc. , superior group, mondi group and carlson wagonlit .
sonoco is selling manufacturing sites in: chatsworth, california; addison, illinois; hazelwood and jefferson city, missouri; columbus and beauty park, ohio; and britannia, ontario .
rigid paperboard containers from sonoco europe are highly sustainable convenience packaging solutions manufactured exclusively from recyclable materials. sonoco consumer products europe has now teamed up with vegeplast, a specialist for injection - moulded and biodegradable plastics, to take this sustainability concept one step further. the containers introduced by sonoco in 2015 are designed with a paperboard base and vegetop®, a special shaker top made of organic, compostable plastic. this extremely eco - friendly packaging solution is ideal for foodstuffs and dietary supplements. many customers have already adopted this solution and demand continues to grow .
sonoco has used the global reporting initiative (gri) g4 guidelines to define the content of our 2016 - 17 corporate responsibility report. these guidelines form a voluntary framework of principles and indicators used to measure and report economic, environmental and social performance. they also provide a standard of comparison between sonoco and our peers. our 2017 gri index can be accessed here .
sonoco thermosafe, a unit of sonoco (nyse: son) and a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, and cathay pacific cargo, one of the world’s largest air cargo carriers, announced a global partnership agreement for the leasing of the pharmaport 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container. the agreement enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease pharmaport 360 containers directly from cathay pacific cargo .
sonoco' s operations in europe consist of rigid paper and closures; consumer and industrial plastics; paperboard tubes and cores, packaging services, temperature - assured packaging and trident graphics management .
i' ve been working at sonoco for almost a year now, and they are without a doubt the best employer i' ve ever had. they truly invest in their employees' careers by offering things like tuition assistance, training programs, networking events, and promoting from within. there are so many opportunities for advancement within the company, and sonoco does everything they can to help you succeed. they have many other employee benefits including: - onsite health center - frequent networking opportunities - flexible work arrangements (in certain departments) - 401k match - mentoring program i feel very luck to work at sonoco. i work at the corporate office in hartsville and sonoco is hands - down the best employer in the pee - dee area .
sonoco has recognized many of its own facilities, as well as a variety of its customers’ facilities, including boeing, fruit of the loom, kraft, p & g and unilever with gold, silver and bronze sustainability star awards. we expect to recognize more than 25 customer facilities with a gold award by 2014 based on the work sonoco recycling is currently doing with them .
at sonoco, we believe people build businesses, and we foster an environment where everyone can equally contribute ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership roles and focus on meeting business and personal objectives .
finding that press wasn’t so simple because sonoco needed a small molding machine that it would be able to scale up with single - or dual - cavity molds to support injection molding development work .
hartsville, s. c. , july 31, 2017 (globe newswire) - - sonoco (nyse: son), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has released its 2016 - 2017 corporate responsibility report. the report, which is available on the company’s website at urltoken, celebrates sonoco’s successful projects while reporting on the company’s significant progress toward long - term sustainability goals .
the plastics business has experienced what officials call the “great turnaround” at sonoco. it is a consumer products company that happens to process plastic, a lot of it. its major processes—blow molding, injection molding and thermoforming —once operated as three separate divisions with three separate teams. those now are all aligned under one global operating unit, sonoco plastics. under new leadership, it is becoming process - agnostic .
with our unique range of packaging materials, technical disciplines, material science and manufacturing capabilities, and packaging and display services, sonoco takes a holistic approach to providing customized solutions that meet our customers’ needs .
sonoco (nyse: son), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, has been selected for fortune’s world’s most admired companies in the packaging sector, and named first in its industry. among industry peers, sonoco ranked first in nearly every category – including innovation, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, financial soundness, long - term investment value, quality of products / services and global competitiveness .
to keep up with demand and the need to stay innovative, sonoco is investing in its assets. although officials would not disclose the amount, the company will invest significantly in machinery for plastics this year .
hygiene is a top priority in the food industry. accordingly, production plants operated by sonoco consumer products europe strictly follow the provisions of the british retail consortium, the brc global standard. this is one of the world' s leading programs for product safety and quality certifications. in the first half of the year, sonoco plants in germany were recertified in accordance with the brc global standard for packaging and packaging materials .
sonoco is now an official participant in the amazon packaging support and supplier network (apass). the apass program was designed by amazon to help support vendors, sellers and manufacturers to obtain certification of their products as frustration free packaging (ffp), ships - in - own - container (sioc) or prep - free packaging (pfp). sonoco now provides apass services directly to vendors, sellers and manufacturers related to package testing in compliance with amazon’s certification test methods. in this capacity, sonoco partners with brands to design and certify packaging that meets amazon' s unique requirements and helps companies protect and sell products more cost effectively .
we offer customized solutions to meet the unique needs of customers through an array of products and services. from packaging to supply chain to merchandising display, sonoco is ready to provide solutions for you from beginning to end .
truvue cans are extruded see - through plastic, with metal ends, and designed to showcase their contents on the shelf. sonoco plastics also makes injection - molded industrial related equipment such as spools, reels and cores .
sonoco still runs cpet. it is a very important material for the company and the market demand remains significant, he says. but sonoco figured out how to use the same equipment for the transition. the assets used for this include a post - trim thermoforming line from lyle industries llc, one of two thermoforming lines at the pilot site. it’s the same equipment but a very different process setting to run a variety of materials .
the technology in blow molding was critical to the development of a product for beauty care in which the color appearance changes within the bottle. this is called gradation and sonoco is using it in multi - layer bottles .
sonoco (nyse: son) today announced it will increase prices for its paper - based tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent in the united states and canada, effective with shipments beginning july 16, 2018 .
we believe in the growth of our early career associates so much, we created an ever growing young professionals group to empower and support career development at sonoco, establish connections and share tools, foster innovation and support diversity .
our employees agree—once you join sonoco, you’re family. we love making new friends and having fun—both on and off the clock. from philanthropy to fantasy football, we enjoy the camaraderie and shared passions for what we do .
sonoco recognizes our responsibility to address the challenges of global climate change. we are committed to measuring and reporting our greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions, energy and water consumption and waste generation in our operations around the world .
superior group was honored with a sonoco sustainability award. a leader in diversity, superior group' s leadership is active on several national diversity boards and is changing their technology to keep up with the pace of global commerce .
mondi group was also honored with a sonoco sustainability award. a repeat honoree, mondi group hosts an internal
making a difference day
where employees are permitted to volunteer for one day at the cause of their choice .
about sonoco founded in 1899, sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and displays and packaging supply chain services. with annualized net sales of approximately $ 5 billion, the company has 20, 000 employees working in more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving some of the world’s best known brands in some 85 nations. for more information on the company, visit our website at urltoken .
“this year’s report shows great progress as we advance toward our 2020 targets, ” said jack sanders, sonoco’s president and ceo. “at sonoco, we believe people build businesses by doing the right thing. this principle guides all our actions—maintaining our commitment to our customers, treating our employees with respect, delivering shareholder value, making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work, and taking steps to lessen our impact on the environment. ”
sonoco has announced its position as a joint development partner and investor in the plant city, fla. - based robotics company harvest croo robotics. “this partnership solidly aligns with our focus on improving the supply chain for fresh produce by connecting harvesting technology with new packaging technology, ” said sonoco ceo rob tiede. “efforts to improve harvesting efficiency, decrease food waste and extend freshness life are key focus areas for us as we expand into fresh food packaging. ”
for hartsville, south carolina, us - based sonoco, the move allows the firm to focus on targeted growth businesses, including flexible packaging, thermoforming rigid plastics and temperature - assurance packaging for transporting pharmaceuticals, biologics and vaccines .
late in 2014, sonoco acquired weidenhammer packaging group, hockenheim, germany. the technology acquired there includes state - of - the - art, thin - walled injection molding technology with modern in - mold labeling (iml) .
the employee and public responsibility committee of the board of directors provides oversight and guidance on social and public policy issues, including compliance with governmental or other regulatory requirements, which may impact business performance and the investment potential of sonoco .
sonoco also operates its own machine and tool shop in a separate facility. officials provided a tour of the campus and insight into how sonoco thinks of its plastics business. the worldwide plastics operation has 20 production - scale facilities with blow molding, thermoforming, injection molding and tubing extrusion. these facilities work in concert with the rest of sonoco’s operations to produce consumer packaging and industrial and display products. examples include the planters peanut jar that was converted from glass to plastic and packaging for personal care products such as the dove and vaseline brands. machinery technology constantly is being pushed and tinkered with at the pilot plant as officials work to get the latest and greatest packaging designs into consumers’ hands .
sonoco’s president and ceo jack sanders took those titles in 2013. under his leadership, the company was charged with innovating packaging for retail products. as a consumer, you’ve no doubt seen the names on sonoco’s packaging products: gillette, tetley, nestlé, just to name a few. more recently, some innovations include work on a clear, resealable rigid container for pet treats and a partnership with gillette for the packaging on gillette’s fusion proglide manual razor. the sonoco alloyd division won an ameristar packaging award in the household products category from the institute of packaging professionals for the whirlpool water everydrop water filter package this was a reinvention of packaging for an on - the - go water filter .
about sonoco founded in 1899, sonoco (nyse: son) is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and displays and packaging supply chain services. with annualized net sales of approximately $ 4. 8 billion, the company has 20, 000 employees working in more than 300 operations in 33 countries, serving some of the world’s best known brands in some 85 nations. for more information on the company, visit urltoken .
sonoco’s operations consist of our global consumer packaging businesses (rigid paper and closures, flexibles and plastics); our display and packaging division (high - impact retail displays and packaging supply chain management); our industrial businesses (tubes and cores, reels and spools, uncoated recycled paperboard and sonoco recycling, one of the world’s largest recyclers); and our protective solutions division (custom - designed protective, temperature - assurance and retail security packaging solutions and highly engineered components) .
when it comes to energy reduction across a global company, incremental adjustments at each facility can add up to a big change. sonoco is gradually updating lighting and air compressors at its facilities to improve overall energy efficiency, and the results are already substantial. in 2015 and 2016, sonoco invested $ 3. 3 million in this program, with anticipated annual cost savings of $ 1. 1 million and annual savings of more than 6, 000 metric tons of co2 equivalent .
sonoco’s operations consist of our global consumer packaging businesses –rigid paper and closures, flexibles and plastics; our display and packaging division, which provides high - impact retail displays and packaging supply chain management; our industrial businesses, which manufacture tubes and cores, reels and spools, uncoated recycled paperboard and sonoco recycling, one of the world’s largest recyclers; and our protective solutions division, which produces custom - designed protective, temperature - assurance and retail security packaging solutions and highly engineered components .
sonoco no longer has to worry about ensuring its administrative practices are in compliance at its 150 u. s. locations. “every legislative change can affect benefit systems. we don’t want to build the expertise to manage it, ” heisler says .
the move includes seven manufacturing plants — six in the united states and one in canada — that have sales of $ 210m (€188m) annually, amcor said. sonoco said the sites produce containers for the personal care and food and beverage markets .
the young professionals team serves as an “innovation station” for sonoco’s youngest professionals to collaborate, innovate and ideate. last year, the team implemented the ‘syp spotlight’ program, highlighting one outstanding young professional each month who has gone above and beyond normal job responsibilities .
sonoco plastics manufactures thermoformed plastic trays for many of the world' s largest brands in the consumer packaged goods and food service industries. our emphasis on speed to market is reflected in our suite of existing designs and sizes and our ability for quick custom development .
sonoco’s rigid plastics blow molding operations include seven manufacturing facilities in the u. s. and canada with 850 employees producing containers serving the personal care and food and beverage markets. the disposition of these operations is expected to impact annual sales by approximately $ 205 million. the reduction in sales is expected to impact sonoco’s fourth quarter 2016 and full year 2017 sales comparison by approximately $ 30 million and $ 175 million, respectively. the disposition is not expected to notably affect operating margin percentages for the company’s consumer packaging segment .
sonoco strives to achieve a 95% retention rate for our high - performing and high - potential talent. our retention rates in 2014 - 2017 were 98. 6% , 95. 8% , 95. 2% and 94. 5% , respectively .
the board of directors of sonoco declared a $. 41 per share quarterly common stock dividend, a 5. 1 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $. 39 per share. the dividend will be paid on june 8, 2018, to shareholders of record as of may 11, 2018. according to rob tiede, president and chief executive officer, this is the 36th consecutive year that sonoco has grown common stock dividends and the 372nd consecutive quarter, dating back to 1925, that the company has paid dividends to shareholders .
sonoco recognizes the valuable skills u. s. military veterans bring to our team: a strong work ethic, loyalty and unwavering determination to be the best. indicate your veteran status when applying for a position, and our veteran specialists will work directly with your application .
sonoco is helping apple sauce maker tree top, of yakima, wash. , innovate the apple sauce industry by packaging the fruit product in clear packaging – promoting safety, trust and transparency by allowing consumers to view the product before consuming it or serving it to their children .
sonoco' s board of directors, management and employees take seriously our responsibility to protect the environment in which we work and live, and will conduct our business in accordance with all legal requirements and ethical responsibilities, using scientific knowledge, technical innovation and sound environmental management practices .
“the combined assets and talents of amcor rigid plastics and sonoco will allow us to meet strategic customer growth objectives while expanding our extrusion and injection molding assets and adding advanced decorating capabilities, ” said mike schmitt, president of amcor rigid plastics based in ann arbor, michigan, us .
we were extremely impressed with our suppliers' initiatives in the areas of sustainability, environmental responsibility and diversity, said marc ensign, director, global category management, sonoco .
these organizations are active in their communities, are innovative and consider their impacts on the earth .
carlson wagonlit received a sonoco sustainability award as well. the company makes a real effort to take care of those who are most disadvantaged around the globe. last year, the company supported the carbon for water project in kenya that enabled 2, 700 water filters to be distributed .
sonoco' s softpeel™ membrane is a new closure option for cans that delivers improved cut - finger protection, printable billboarding space, and a more natural look and feel than all - foil options. the membrane is commercial with a leading cpg company, and widely available to new customers .
with more than 20, 000 employees in 336 operations across the globe, serving some of the world’s best known brands, growth opportunities are endless at sonoco. join us as we work alongside diverse industries with major consumer packaged goods companies, household names, start - ups and more !
with more than a dozen career areas, sonoco has the perfect position for you. we' re not looking for people who just want to do their job – we want innovators dedicated to taking their career to higher levels. become a part of something greater and grow with us .
sonoco is a $ 5 billion global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective solutions and display and packaging services. from its headquarters in hartsville, s. c. , and more than 330 operations in 34 countries, the company produces packaging for a variety of ...
sonoco offers large and small clients the technological assets, corporate commitment and geographic flexibility to grow globally with our customers. we focus on 5 key areas for our customers: speed to market, consumer insights, design and development, sustainability and continuous improvement. learn more about our plastics services .
when it comes to products for quick and on - the - go snacking, the right packaging makes a difference. the french snack giant vico relies on rigid paper containers from sonoco europe for the introduction of the ring - shaped, three - dimensional hula hoops snack to the french market .
in 2008, sonoco went back to the market looking specifically for a midmarket hr solution. following an extensive analysis of several outsourcing firms, it selected its 401 (k) service provider to handle all its outsourced benefit functions and moved the hewitt work to the 401 (k) provider .
sonoco' s mexico city facility was recently awarded stellar container by the mexican packaging association. it was selected as ergonomic, easy to open, innovatively portion - controlled and multi - packed, attractive, high - quality and sustainable. to read more about our rigid paper offerings, click below .
among consumers spread across the globe, speed to market is key. with fickle consumer tastes, a trend in january could be gone by may, replaced with another that a company like sonoco has to be ready to tackle. one package had to go from concept to market in seven months .
hartsville, s. c. , nov. 07, 2016 (globe newswire) - - sonoco (nyse: son) today announced it has completed the sale of its rigid plastics blow molding operations to amcor, a global leader of rigid and flexible packaging products, for $ 280 million .
sonoco is a $ 5 billion global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products and packaging supply chain services. when collaborating with our customers, we leverage our deep knowledge of material science, our i6 innovation process™, and our industry - leading packaging and services portfolio to create impactful customized solutions that build stronger brands .
according to jack sanders, sonoco president and chief executive officer, the decision to sell the blow molding operations was made to focus the company’s consumer packaging portfolio and provide resources to further expand its targeted growth businesses, including flexible packaging, thermoforming plastics and temperature - assurance packaging for transporting pharmaceuticals, biologics and vaccines .
the military professionals group continues to grow and support veterans and educates non - veterans on issues facing this community. representatives of the team contact current veteran employees directly through new hire orientation and one - on - one communications with associates who have more than one year of service with sonoco. for the past two years, sonoco has been named a
best for vets
company by military times, joining well - known organizations such as kellogg, at & t, hilton and the boeing company. best for vets rankings evaluate company culture, veteran recruiting, veteran policies and accommodations for members of the national guard and reserves .
the company also made great strides in safety, with 21 fewer employees injured worldwide compared to the previous year. and the sonoco diversity and unity council worked to create a diverse workforce within an inclusive environment by sponsoring activities for several affinity teams and fostering diversity and inclusion education, awareness and communication throughout the company .
we work with you to collaboratively develop and deliver innovative packaging solutions that enhance and optimise our customers' businesses and their brands. with our unique range of packaging materials, technical disciplines, material science and manufacturing capabilities and packaging services, sonoco takes a hollistic approach to providing customised solutions that meet our customers' unique needs .
the big buzz at sonoco’s headquarters is the ips studio, a 2, 000 - square - foot innovation center that is scheduled to open later this year. it is under construction and located within the same building as the pilot plant. it was conceived under sonoco’s mantra, “sometimes where you think inspires what you think. ” insights will be connected to product invention, says marcy thompson, vp, marketing and innovation. the ips (innovative packaging solutions) studio will bring together the packaging engineers, marketing gurus, entrepreneurs and designers. consumer focus groups will meet there. concepts will be turned into carefully engineered prototypes. sonoco will gauge the feasibility of products through design engineering and material science and the use of a rapid prototyping lab, 3 - d printing and an fda - registered food fill facility. food products will be packaged here. along with the pilot plant, the goal is to have everything in one place for better collaboration and speed to market .
sonoco’s supplier sustainability awards program, now in its fifth year, recognizes suppliers who demonstrate clear differentiation from their competitors with measurable, strategic, and transparent social, diversity, and environmental responsibility efforts. the 2017 award recipients are: bristol global mobility, pro label inc. , superior group, mondi group and carlson wagonlit .
sonoco is a $ 5 billion global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products and packaging supply chain services. when collaborating with our customers, we leverage our deep knowledge of material science, our i6 innovation process™, and our industry - leading packaging and services portfolio to create impactful customized solutions that build stronger brands. view more
in blow molding, sonoco’s expertise is in extrusion blow molding (ebm) and injection stretch blow molding (isbm). in ebm, the technologies include mono - and multi - layer, gradation and barrier. in isbm, technologies include one - and two - stage and active barrier. the pilot plant is equipped with a bekum america corp. shuttle blow molder for development work. it is the same model that sonoco has in many of its manufacturing facilities. officials typically work with one or two molds on that machine and schuetz said that it is a very versatile machine in terms of size. the company can mold up to six layers on that equipment .
the company, even before announcement of the deal, was the second largest blow moulding company in north america with estimated annual sales of $ 2. 26bn (€2. 02bn) in that region, according to pne' s sister publication plastics news data. sonoco is no. 18, with sales of $ 235m (€210m) .
each official talks with great enthusiasm about taking the studio from concept to reality. this is a big deal within sonoco and plastics operations will play a huge part. this pilot plant currently is outfitted with each process mentioned and also includes 3 - d printing. on the day of the tour, a fortus 250 mc from stratasys ltd, eden prairie, minn. , was printing a prototype mold for a blister pack. once a mold is prototyped, officials can go across the street to the machinery manufacturing shop, says jeff schuetz, staff vp, consumer packaging global technology. if sonoco cannot find equipment from a supplier to suit its needs, it will create its own .
sonoco has leveraged its world - class rainguard® technology, previously applied to its sonotube® forms, to develop a new fiber cartridge for adhesives, caulks and sealants designed to withstand inclement weather on construction sites. the cartridge can be used for traditional adhesives and sealants packaged in fiber cartridges, and is now available for the entire adhesives and sealants market .
it would be very helpful to speed up the hiring process, as most applicants are unable to wait several months for a job offer. also, a formal new employee training system that' s created on a department by department basis would be helpful. sonoco hires a lot of recent grads who may need more training than more experienced hires .
sonoco put together an internal, cross - functional team to evaluate the request for proposal (rfp) responses, but not just from a benefits perspective. the selection team included people from it and supply management to weigh in on the service providers. “this was important because then everyone was a part of the decision process, ” he says .
hockenheim, germany, september 8, 2016 - - (nyse: son). packaging specialist sonoco europe has expanded its production sites for injection molded rigid plastic packaging in zwenkau, germany. by investing approximately 8 million euros and adding 25 new employees, the hockenheim - based company aims to increase production capacity and to improve the location’s energy efficiency .
within the pilot plant is where materials and processes are tested and proven and this is where even more plastics testing will take place once the studio has opened. the $ 12 million investment includes additional capabilities that will encompass prototyping and short runs, says schuetz. in 3 - d printing, sonoco will update its technology to the most recent models .
sonoco uses its i6 innovation process to come up with packaging products. that innovation process is based on six steps: insights, ideation, invention, integration, interaction and iteration. that is the engine that drives how packaging is conceived and brought to market. sanders says that one of the leading indicators for innovation and growth is the number of patent applications leading to new product development. sonoco standardized its front - end process to encourage purpose - driven innovation through the i6 process implemented under sanders. the company has had a record 33 percent increase in its record of innovations—its designation for inventions—and a 25 percent increase in u. s. patent applications in 2014 compared to the prior three - year average .
when we say we care about people, we mean it. from generous time - off benefits to competitive health coverage, sonoco is dedicated to retaining extraordinary talent and ensuring its employees are the best they can be both at work and at home. with an emphasis on work - life management and safety, we’ve designed real benefits for the real world .
our teams speak over 18 languages with 330 + locations in 34 countries, serving 85 nations. as a growing global enterprise that thrives on innovation, we wouldn’t be as successful without the unique, creative minds of our diverse work force. we constantly look for new ways to support personal and professional growth while inspiring a passionate sonoco community around the world .
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award in sustainability was presented to bristol global mobility, who improved how sonoco associates relocate, implementing a process where employees can intentionally review moveable items to determine what they no longer need, then choose if they wish to donate the items to charity. this initiative lightens the moving load, saves fuel and helps others .
sonoco has invested in a state - of - the - art, direct - to - sheet digital printing press for the production of point - of - purchase displays and other promotional packaging. the high - speed, 6 - color press enables brand owners to respond quickly to a dynamic retail and shopper environment without the need for costly overruns or printing plates .
its line from gabler thermoform gmbh & co. kg is trim - in - place, which is used for very accurate flanges. for example, if sonoco has a part that requires a metal seam on the end, the dimensional control of trim - in - place is necessary. still, the bulk of the company’s thermoforming assets is post - trim .
president and chief executive officer m. jack sanders will retire, effective april 2, 2018, following a 30 - year career with the company. sonoco’s board of directors has named robert c. tiede, who currently serves as the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, as ceo - elect. tiede will join the board of directors upon sanders’ retirement .
the only negative things i have to say about sonoco is that as a new employee, the hiring process was long and my training wasn' t very thorough. it took me almost three months from the date of my first interview to begin working. after i started working, there was no formal training, and i sometimes didn' t understand my job duties .
the supplier sustainability awards recognize sonoco suppliers who demonstrate clear differentiation from their competitors with measurable, strategic and transparent social, diversity and environmental responsibility efforts. award recipients showed definitive leadership in various categories such as having strong environmental policies; specific goals and progress in water, energy, emission and waste disposal reduction; social responsibility reports; and codes of conduct for their suppliers .
since 2009, sonoco has reduced total greenhouse gas emissions (co2e) by 6. 7 percent, or by 21 percent per metric ton of production; and it has reduced total water usage by 31 percent, or by 42 percent per metric ton of production. among the company’s global manufacturing operations, 10 percent have achieved 95 percent or greater diversion of wastes to landfill .
sonoco’s increasing emphasis on the sustainable materials management philosophy focuses on how to make a positive impact throughout the supply chain, for all customers. sustainability remains a key motivation throughout all project stages: design, production, delivery, display, consumption, and recycling and reuse. factors like sourcing, shelf life, energy efficiency, carbon footprint and recycling are weighed throughout the packaging lifecycle .
snack trays produced by sonoco for snack giant crunch pak® have been recognized as 2018 united fresh innovation award finalists at the united fresh tradeshow, which will take place june 25 - 27 in chicago. the paw patrol - themed snack trays have proven popular with both children and parents thanks to their healthy, on - the - go convenience and packaging inspired by nickelodeon’s hit animated preschool show .
glory farms vegetables, a mccall farms brand, has been named a packaging finalist for the 2017 gama innovation awards. the glory farms brand of canned premium vegetables changed their packaging earlier this year into a
see - thru
can, a style of packaging unprecedented in the canned food industry. the clear plastic can was developed in partnership with sonoco products, a global packaging leader.
founded in 1899 , sonoco products company ( nyse : son ) is a united states-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging , industrial products , protective packaging , and packaging supply chain services , and the world 's largest producer of composite cans , tubes , and cores . with annualized net sales of approximately $ 4.9 billion , sonoco has 19,900 employees in more than 335 operations in 33 countries , serving more than 85 nations . the company is headquartered in hartsville , south carolina , and is south carolina 's largest corporation in terms of sales . in fortune magazine 's 2013 world 's most admired companies , sonoco ranked first in financial soundness in the packaging and container sector . sonoco is a member of the new york stock exchange century index and the s&p 400 . 
founded in 1899, sonoco products company (nyse: son) is a united states-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and packaging supply chain services, and the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes, and cores. with annualized net sales of approximately $ 4.9 billion, sonoco has 19,900 employees in more than 335 operations in 33 countries, serving more than 85 nations. the company is headquartered in hartsville, south carolina, and is south carolina's largest corporation in terms of sales. in fortune magazine's 2013 world's most admired companies, sonoco ranked first in financial soundness in the packaging and container sector. sonoco is a member of the new york stock exchange century index and the s&p 400.
founded in 1899, sonoco products company (nyse: son) is a united states-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and packaging supply chain services, and the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes, and cores. with annualized net sales of approximately $ 4.9 billion, sonoco has 19,900 employees in more than 335 operations in 33 countries, serving more than 85 nations. the company is headquartered in hartsville, south carolina, and is south carolina's largest corporation in terms of sales. in fortune magazine's 2013 world's most admired companies, sonoco ranked first in financial soundness in the packaging and container sector. sonoco is a member of the new york stock exchange century index and the s&p 400.