SONOCO PLASTICS, INC.
HARTSVILLE, SC

Sonoco is a $5 billion global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products and packaging supply chain services. When collaborating with our customers, we leverage our deep knowledge of material science, our i6 Innovation Process™, and our industry-leading packaging and services portfolio to create impactful customized solutions that build stronger brands. Sonoco’s operations consist of our global consumer packaging businesses (rigid paper and closures, flexibles and plastics); our display and packaging division (high-impact retail displays and packaging supply chain management); our industrial businesses (tubes and cores, reels and spools, uncoated recycled paperboard and Sonoco Recycling, one of the world’s largest recyclers); and our Protective Solutions division (custom-designed protective, temperature-assurance and retail security packaging solutions and highly engineered components). Sonoco has been a stable, growing business for more than 115 years. Sonoco’s roots can be traced to the Southern Novelty Company, which was founded in Hartsville, South Carolina, on May 10, 1899. Our first product was a cone-shaped paper yarn carrier used for winding and transporting yarn. Since most of the textile cones of that day were wooden, paper cones were a novelty. The Company soon became the leading producer of cones in the United States. The Southern Novelty Company continued to diversify its product line and add new operations around the country. In 1923, the Southern Novelty Company name was changed to Sonoco Products Company, or "Sonoco," using the first two letters from each word of its original name. Since then, we’ve continued growing, and are now a multi-billion, global business with four segments: Industrial, Consumer, Protective Solutions and Display and Packaging. Sonoco follows a philosophy that greater transparency, sensible risk taking and strong governance policies are necessary to protect shareholder value. Key elements include: - Sonoco will not permit any type of illegal, unethical and/or improper behavior on the part of any employee. The Board of Directors and management strongly support and adhere to all legislative and regulatory standards adopted by the U.S. Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - Eleven of the Company's 13 Board members are considered independent under criteria established by the NYSE - Sonoco requires the Board of Directors, management, employees, contractors, and vendors to understand, comply and certify with our business Be a great company for our stakeholders through an unwavering belief that People Build Businesses by doing the right thing. Sonoco was awarded the Best Injection (IML) Package, Gold Award and the Best of Show Award at the eleventh annual IMDA Awards for its Tartex vegan pate containers. The IMDA Awards recognize the industry’s best in-mold labeled (IML) packaging, in-mold decorated (IMD) durable products and labels in multiple categories. recognized Sonoco as one of its World’s Most Admired Companies in the packaging sector. Sonoco ranked first in Financial Soundness and second in Innovation, People, Social Responsibility and Quality of Products/Services, and second overall in the packaging sector. Sonoco was listed on the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI), marking the seventh consecutive year it received the prestigious recognition – the longest consecutive streak of any packaging company currently listed on the index. Sonoco was awarded the Top Corporation Award by the Greater Women's Business Council. Sonoco’s Monterrey Display & Packaging location has been recognized by the government with an Inclusive Company Award and a Family Oriented Company Award. Sonoco's Brantford paper mill was recognized with a PAPTAC National Business Award for ‘Safety Leadership,’ which recognizes mill leadership excellence and a demonstrated commitment to safety. Named to the 2014 list of North American Top Companies for Leaders® by Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions company. Sonoco was No. 12 (out of 25) on the 2014 North America list and No. 21 (out of 25) on the Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders list. This is the fifth time that Sonoco has earned this prestigious recognition. Received Sherwin-Williams' Certified Supplier Award for achieving the highest level of product quality and performance, and for outstanding customer service, for the fifth consecutive year Madico named Sonoco Plastics a 2013-14 Supplier of the Year in their "Supplies and Services" category. Madico selected Sonoco Plastics in recognition of outstanding quality, service, delivery, innovation and capability as a key supply partner Received two Golden Cylinder Awards for flexible packaging innovations from the Gravure Association of America (GAA) -- one for the flexible stand-up pouches produced by Sonoco for LEGO Group's Hero Factory toy lines, which received GAA's "Best of the Best" recognition in the Packaging Category; and a Golden Cylinder Award for producing a new rotogravure printed flexible package to help celebrate the 100th birthday of Mondelez International's Oreo Named a SAM Gold Class for a third consecutive year in SAM's Sustainability Yearbook 2013, and was also named SAM 2013 Sector Leader in the Containers and Packaging sector. This was Sonoco's second time winning Sector Leader, an award given to the company with the highest sustainability score in its sector Named the top ranked packaging company in the 2012 Top 100 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine Sonoco Plastics thermoforming, including Alloyd Brands, listed sixth in Plastics News annual ranking of North American thermoformers Rated as the top packaging company and the top company in the Materials Sector in Newsweek's 2012 Green Rankings Named a SAM Gold Class for a second consecutive year in SAM's Sustainability Yearbook 2012, and was also named SAM 2012 Sector Leader and SAM 2012 Sector Mover in the Containers and Packaging sector. This was Sonoco's first time winning Sector Leader, an award given to the company with the highest sustainability score in its sector