Sonoco Products Company is a global designer and manufacturer of engineered and sustainable packaging solutions, operating approximately 265 locations across 37 countries to serve many of the world's leading consumer and industrial brands. The company operates two primary business segments: Consumer Packaging (which produces rigid packaging in paper, metal, and plastic for food, beverage, household, personal, and pharmaceutical products) and Industrial Paper Packaging (which manufactures fiber-based packaging products including tubes, cores, and paperboard from recycled materials). Sonoco generates revenue primarily through direct sales from manufacturing plants to customers on a built-to-order basis, with competitive advantages derived from technological leadership, quality reputation, vertical integration (including operation of 19 paper mills and 16 U.S. recycling facilities), global presence, and cost efficiency.