HARTSVILLE, S.C., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON),
the global packaging company, today opened a new Innovation Center in
downtown Cincinnati, a facility dedicated to providing innovative packaging
supply chain products and services for many of Procter & Gamble's major
brands. The Sonoco Innovation Center is located at 201 E. Fifth Street,
Suite 1300, in the PNC Building.
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"This facility is a first of its kind in the packaging industry --
where a packaging supplier has placed dedicated resources directly next to
a key customer to provide technology, design, brand management, supply
chain, marketing and sales services," said Charles Sullivan, Sonoco's
executive vice president for the Company's Consumer Group of packaging and
services businesses. "We understand that innovation is important to P&G.
That is why we have invested in developing a facility and providing
dedicated resources in Cincinnati. Our objective is to build and strengthen
our strategic partnership by providing P&G better coordination and improved
speed to market."
Sullivan said that large consumer product companies, like P&G, are
asking suppliers to provide a wider range of their packaging supply chain
needs, and Sonoco is uniquely positioned to provide the broadest offerings
of packaging products and services in the industry on a global basis.
The 9,150-square-foot Innovation Center will house personnel
representing many of Sonoco's total solution offerings of packaging
products and services. The center will house technology, marketing and
account management representing the Company's full range of packaging
capabilities, including rigid paper and plastic containers, printed
flexible packaging, and plastic and metal ends and closures. The facility
will also house designers, structural engineers, supply chain and account
managers for Sonoco CorrFlex, which provides temporary, semipermanent and
permanent point-of-purchase displays and fulfillment services. In addition,
Sonoco-Trident, a recognized leader in managing global brands, will open
its first U.S.-based graphics brand management service in the Cincinnati
area.
Coordinating Sonoco's relationship with P&G is Brad Ross, division vice
president and general manager. "In addition to providing dedicated
resources to many of P&G's brands through the opening of the Sonoco
Innovation Center, we are coordinating this relationship through a seasoned
senior executive," Sullivan said. "This 'One Sonoco Face' approach reflects
our commitment to providing a single point of contact across all Sonoco
business units to expedite decision making," he said.
About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a $3.5 billion global manufacturer of
consumer and industrial packaging products and provider of packaging
services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers
in 85 nations. Additional information about Sonoco is available at
http://www.sonoco.com.
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CONTACT:
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