Supplier news: International agreements

Sonoco Products Co. (Hartsville, SC) has expanded into Brazil by joining forces with For-Plas (Araras, Brazil), a supplier of peel-off metal ends and plastic components, to form Sonoco For-Plas.

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Sonoco has also expanded into Chile with a joint venture with Conotex (Santiago, Chile) to form Sonoco de Chile for the manufacture of composite cans, tubes and cores.

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