Sonoco success story South Carolina is home to a Fortune 500 packaging leader
From a team of 12 in a rented warehouse to Fortune 500 status with an international team of approximately 23,000 across more than 300 operations, Sonoco proudly serves some of the world’s best-known brands with industrial and consumer packaging. With global headquarters in Hartsville, South Carolina, the packaging solutions company has grown exponentially with the support of the South Carolina programs and skilled workforce. The Sonoco team attributes its success in South Carolina to the appealing lifestyle, technology school system and low corporate tax rate.
Ever-iterating and innovating to meet today’s needs
Innovation can be found throughout the Sonoco organization from production efficiencies to consumer insights. The company’s philosophy of insights, ideation, invention, integration, interactions and iteration keeps products and processes relevant to the needs of the consumer and the marketing environment. This commitment to innovation is reflected in Sonoco's $125 million investment to convert its Hartsville No. 10 paper machine to 100% recycled fiber, strengthening South Carolina's circular manufacturing economy and expanding demand for recovered paper.
Sonoco and South Carolina partnership
Innovation and efficiency require expansion. In 2011, Sonoco announced plans to upgrade its Darlington County plant with a $100 million investment that would add jobs and update machinery. With emission control technology in mind, two coal-fired boilers were replaced as well as machinery that produces corrugated paperboard. SC Commerce partnered to provide tax advantages for these large equipment investments.
South Carolina produces world-class leaders, designers and engineers. And with the robust tech school system and low corporate tax rate, success is South Carolina.
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