Sonoco

Clemson University this week dedicated the Harris A. Smith Building, home to the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, where students and researchers will study not only how packaging is designed and manufactured but also how products will be perceived, marketed and consumed in the future.

Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics 2009

The company said it is significantly expanding its sale of old cardboard boxes to export markets, although with collection in the U.S. peaking, Sonoco is having to come up with increasingly ingenious ways to get its hands on old boxes—including collecting them from cruise ships.

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Smith made gifts and pledges of $3.7 million and Sonoco Products Co. of Hartsville $2.5 million for the construction of the building and to launch the packaging institute.

Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics 2009

The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics was initially created at Clemson University to exploit the synergies that exist between the graphic communications and packaging science departments.

Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics 2009

Sonoco Products was recently in the news after it was learned they are the producers of the canister cereal packaging Target is using for its Archer Farms brand of cereals.

Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics 2009

Alan Kirby, U.K. sales director for Sonoco, says the company welcomed the challenge from Heinz to deliver a package that meets so many needs.

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Sonoco told WBTW the market is buzzing since the launch of the Linearpak.

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Hartsville South Carolina-based Sonoco (SON) is the producer of the new Archer Farms cereal packaging we reported on last month.

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In fact, Sonoco conducts business in 85 countries.

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Selling for 18 times expected 2010 earnings, AptarGroup is more expensive than either Pactiv or Sonoco.

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