SONOCO PRODUCTS CO: directors' dealings · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About SONOCO PRODUCTS CO

Sonoco Products Co. (ticker: SON) is a U.S.-listed industrial company traded on the NYSE and headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1899, Sonoco began as a paper-products business and has evolved into a global packaging and materials company with a long operating history, a broad manufacturing footprint, and a meaningful presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company today operates as a diversified packaging supplier with dozens of production sites and a global commercial reach, serving multinational customers with complex supply-chain needs. Sonoco’s business model is built around several complementary lines. The company supplies consumer packaging and industrial packaging products, with offerings that span paper, metal, and flexible materials. Its portfolio includes rigid paper containers, metal packaging, pet food packaging, industrial tubes and cores, reels, and protective packaging solutions. Sonoco also participates in recycling and related services, which supports its positioning in sustainable and circular packaging solutions. For investors, this makes Sonoco a specialty industrial with defensive end-market exposure, but one that remains sensitive to volume trends, raw-material costs, and operational execution. Competitively, Sonoco stands out because of its heritage, diversified portfolio, and ability to serve both branded consumer companies and industrial customers. Its products are used across food and beverage, personal care, household products, healthcare, electronics, appliances, and a range of industrial applications. That diversification reduces reliance on any single segment, while still tying performance to multiple end-market cycles. In recent years, management has emphasized a more focused, simplified, and stronger company, with a clear bias toward higher-value packaging and improved profitability. Recent company developments highlight this strategic repositioning. Sonoco issued its 2025 Annual Report in March 2026 and stated that it continued transforming the business portfolio. The 2025 results were affected by divestitures and portfolio changes, underscoring an active capital-allocation strategy. The company also reported a sizeable gain related to the sale of certain businesses, which suggests management is continuing to reshape the asset base toward core packaging activities. For investors, Sonoco therefore remains a mature global packaging platform with a solid industrial base, a broad international footprint, and an ongoing transformation story on the NYSE in the United States.