HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON),
the global packaging company, will close its Yuba City, Calif., wire and
cable reels manufacturing facility, effective December 31, 2006, and
relocate the operation to Oakland, Oregon, it was announced today by Randy
Lusk, general manager, Baker division.
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The planned closing affects Sonoco's Baker division facility located at
140 Epley Drive in Yuba City. The facility has 19 employees and
manufactures wooden cable reels for the wire and cable industry. Sonoco
will offer outplacement services and severance to all employees affected by
the closing.
The new facility in Oakland, located at 620 Stearns Lane, will be
combined with a current Sonoco facility that assembles and recycles wooden
reels for the wire and cable industry. The combined facility will be
operational in early January 2007. Sonoco currently employs eight workers
at the Oakland facility and about 17 new hires will be required following
the relocation of operations.
"The decision to relocate the facility was necessary to better serve
our West Coast customer base," said Lusk. "This is a difficult action
because our dedicated Yuba City employees have been the backbone of the
facility's achievements in recent years."
Sonoco's Baker division is a leading producer of wooden, composite and
metal reels in North America for the wire and cable industry. The business
operates five manufacturing facilities in the United States, 30
distribution centers and nine recycling centers in the U.S. and Canada.
About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a $3.5 billion global manufacturer of
industrial and consumer 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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