Sonoco
Sonoco-Alcore is owned by Sonoco and Ahlstrom Corporation and operates 39 core and tube plants and six paper mills throughout Europe.
Sonoco Europe S.A.
Chaussée de Louvain 323
1932 ZAVENTEM
Belgium
21 Mar 2005
SONOCO-ALCORE ANNOUNCES COREBOARD AND CORE INCREASE IN EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium – Sonoco - Alcore will raise prices on coreboard and cores and tubes effective April 18, 2005, it was announced today by James Harrell, chief executive officer of Sonoco-Alcore.
26 May 2004
SONOCO TO BUILD ADDITIONAL TUBE AND CORE PLANT IN TURKEY
Hartsville, S.C. – Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, will build an additional paper-based tube and core facility in Gaziantep, Turkey, to serve the textile, film, papermill and general core markets, it was announced today by Ronald E. Holley, senior vice president.
22 Apr 2004
SONOCO AND AHLSTROM TO COMBINE EUROPEAN TUBE/CORE AND COREBOARD OPERATIONS INTO JOINT VENTURE
Hartsville, S.C. - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, Hartsville, S.C., and Ahlstrom Corporation, Helsinki, Finland, have signed a definitive agreement to combine their respective European paper-based tube/core and coreboard operations into a joint venture that will operate under the name Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. The joint venture will be held 64.5 percent by Sonoco and 35.5 percent by Ahlstrom, it was announced today by Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., Sonoco president and chief executive officer, and Juha Rantanen, president and chief executive officer, Ahlstrom Corporation.
11 Mar 2004
Sonoco enters into agreement with Italian-based Demolli
Hartsville, S.C.. March 4, 2004, -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, has entered into a put/call agreement with the majority shareholders of joint venture partner Demolli Industria Cartaria S.p.A., an Italian-based manufacturer of paperboard and engineered carriers, it was announced today by Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., president and chief executive officer.
10 Mar 2004
Sonoco announces engineered carriers price increase
Hartsville, S.C., March 4, 2004, -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON) will raise prices on all engineered carriers by eight percent effective April 1, 2004, it was announced today by Ronald E. Holley, senior vice president.
24 Oct 2002
SONOCO PURCHASES WOOD REEL OPERATIONS
Hartsville, SC -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today announced the purchase of Texas Reel Company’s plywood reel operations, Sherman, Texas, and Coonrod Reel Company’s nailed wood reel operation in Bohman, Texas, it was announced today by Charles W. Reid, division vice president and general manager, Sonoco Baker® Reels. Annual sales from these acquisitions in 2002 are expected to be approximately $10 million. The purchase price was not revealed.
25 Sept 2002
SONOCO TO RESTRUCTURE ITS UNITED KINGDOM TUBE AND CORE BUSINESS
Sonoco (NYSE:SON), the global packaging company, today announced that it will restructure its United Kingdom-based tube and core business, resulting in the closure of its Leek Staffordshire plant and the down-sizing of its Brechin Scotland plant, according to Charles F. Paterno, vice president - Sonoco Europe.
12 Jul 2002
SONOCO ANNOUNCES SECOND PRICE INCREASE FOR PAPER-BASED TUBES AND CORES IN EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium - - Sonoco (NYSE:SON) will increase prices for its paper-based engineered carriers (tubes and cores) by 7 percent to 9 percent in Continental Europe, effective 12 August 2002, it was announced by Charles F. Paterno, vice president – Sonoco Europe. Paterno said that prices in the United Kingdom would be reviewed during August with further increases possible there as well.
27 May 2002
SONOCO ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR PAPER-BASED TUBES AND CORES IN EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium - - Sonoco (NYSE:SON) will increase prices for its paper-based engineered carriers (tubes and cores) by 7.5% to 12% in Europe, effective June 10, 2002, it was announced today by Charles F. Paterno, vice president – Sonoco Europe.
29 Apr 2002
SONOCO ANNOUNCES COREBOARD PRICE INCREASE IN EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium – Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced its intent to increase prices for all paper grades manufactured at its European mills by 40 to 50 Euro per metric tonne, effective May 15, 2002, according to Charles F. Paterno, vice president – Sonoco Europe.