Sonoco

Our integrated packaging solutions help define brand personalities, create unique customer experiences and enhance the quality of products and the quality of life for people around the world — all in the service of our purpose: Better Packaging. Better Life.®

We are a global leader in sustainable metal and fiber consumer and industrial packaging, with 265 operations across 37 countries and 22,000+ employees.

People Build Businesses by Doing the Right Thing

Doing the right thing is more than what we do at Sonoco. It’s who we are. With humble beginnings in paper products 126 years ago, today we lead the packaging industry by not only meeting customers’ needs and making the right investments but also doing right by our employees and our partners.

Perspectives Makes Us Stronger

Listening to our team members’ voices, perspectives and ideas is essential to our Guiding Principle. At Sonoco, we've built a work environment where everyone is respected and included across our global operations.

Our Purpose

The Power of Purpose

For us, it’s not so much what we do, but why we do it. At Sonoco, our journey of discovery has evolved over a century, but our purpose can be found in the seeds of our yesterday. Our legacy as a world-class packaging company began with pine-tree roots in Hartsville, South Carolina and continues today around the globe.

Our Purpose

Since our founding in 1899, we’ve partnered with customers to provide dependable service and quality products. Today, our global enterprise continues serving customers with a sense of security, innovation and confidence. Unlike other packaging companies, we’re equipped to help customers meet both their sustainability goals and volume needs, providing them with the world-class packaging they deserve.

Committed to planet- and people-first packaging, we’re persistently pursuing our purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life.  

A Different Kind of Packaging Company

Our greatest resource is our people. At Sonoco, we believe that people build businesses. Our industry-leading team is committed to reaching our customers’ goals with the best packaging in the world.  

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