• Sales were $1.7 billion and net income was $9.5 million.
• Began implementing global strategies in all operations.
• Adopted Customer Satisfaction Through Excellence initiative.

1992

• Opened Sonoco Asia headquarters in Singapore.
• Purchased the Trent Valley Paper Mill in Trent Valley, Ontario, Canada.
• Personal injury rate at an all-time low of 1.09 per 100 employees.
• Purchased the OPV Group, a large producer of tubes and cores in Germany.

• Purchased Crellin Holding Inc. with plants in the United States and the Netherlands.
• Sold plastic bag manufacturing operations in Telford, England, and Gadstrup, Denmark, to British Polythene Industries, Plc. of London.
• Board of Directors appointed Leo Benatar, 63, chairman and chief executive officer to Engraph.
• Trent Hill named finance vice president reporting to Tom Coxe.
• Closed the East Greenville, Pa., U.S., composite can plant.
• Announced closing of the Tacoma, Wa., U.S., plant, effective, Jan. 1.
• Trademark issued for SOFTUCK®, a paper shipping cone.
• Trademark issued for RCB® (stylized) for plastic bags made using recycled resins.
• Announced signing of a definitive merger agreement that Sonoco will acquire Engraph.
• Peter C. Browning joined as executive vice president.
• All domestic operations became smoke-free Aug. 1
• Sonoco stock split two-for-one.
• Opened an industrial products plant in Hickory, N.C., U.S.
• Sold Packaging Tapes of United Kingdom to Portals Limited Plc.
• Acquired a composite can plant in Col. Anahuac, Mexico.
• Issued a trademark for EnviroMate/RCB® (stylized).
• Introduced CE55, a protective packaging made from molded pulp.

1994

• Began a production facility in Murfreesboro, Tenn., U.S., to serve Pillsbury.
• Opened its 3rd Sonopost® packaging forms plant in Nashville, Tenn., USA.
• Russell King, Jr., president and COO, retired after 37 years with Sonoco.
• Purchased Harland & Son Limited, a label producer in Hull, England.
• Engraph obtained 100% ownership of the Ramallo, Escribano and Company partnership.
• Hartsville Corrugating Department achieved a world safety record for a paper mill operation by completing three years without a recordable injury.
• Introduced Aegis-ECF^™ cushion packaging.
• Maurice Richardson promoted to president and COO of Engraph.

1995

• Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the stock symbol "SON."
• Completed the purchase of the Edinburgh, Ind., U.S., flexible packaging plant.
• Incorporated Sonoco do Brazil, operating in San Paulo and Curitiba in Brazil.
• 5% stock dividend declared for all shareholders.
• Purchased the Pontcharra manufacturing location of Sofratube located near Grenoble, France.
• Sonoco Engraph purchased Cricket Converters, Inc.
• Acquired 25% ownership stake in Demolli Industria Cartaria SRL, Italy.

1996

• Began consumer and industrial packaging operations in Indonesia through Sonoco Asia, and investment partners, P.T. Istethmar.
• Launched Sonoco Internet site (http://www.sonoco.com); Created internal web site (SONOnet).
• Acquired Hamilton Hybar, Inc.
• Closed Laval, Quebec, Canada, fibre partitions plant.
• Acquired Specialty Packaging Group, Inc. of Wausau, Wis., U.S.
• Leo Benatar, chairman and chief executive officer to Engraph, retired from Sonoco and the board of directors.
• Granted trademark for Labelsaver®, a fibre partition used to protect products in their shipping containers.

1997

• Issued trademark for Timesaver 2000®, a paperboard package.
• Annual Report became available on line (www.sonoco.com).
• Purchased Corepak LTD in Sittingbourne, England.
• Formed a joint venture with For-Plas for Sonoco For-Plas headquartered in Araras, Brazil. Sonoco owns 51%, For-Plas, 49%.
• Acquired a 50% interest in Enstel Manufacturing in Ontario, Canada.
• Introduced the first cushioned plastic core for film, tape and other products that require tightly wrapped packages.
• Opened textile tube manufacturing operation in Yadkinville, N.C., U.S.
• Increased recovered paper prices, primarily OCC, $50 per ton.
• Signed a long-term agreement with Pillsbury to supply 100% of its composite cans at their Denison, Texas, U.S.; New Albany, Ind, U.S.; and Midland, Ontario, Canada, plants.
• Selected by Pillsbury to be its preferred technology packaging development supplier for current ad future refrigerated baked goods needs.
• Purchased Industrial Machine Company of St. Louis, Mo., U.S.
• Completed joint venture with the Rock-Tenn Company to fibre partitions.
• Purchased all outstanding shares of Fibre Resource Recovery Corp., giving Sonoco 100% ownership.
• Announced a new IPD precut/outsourcing facility in Keyser, W. Va., U.S., to begin in 1998.
• Repurchased $150 million of the company's common stock.

1998

• Sold the label and carton business.
• Sold industrial container business to Grief Bros.
• Announced agreement to sell North American Labels business.
• Announced the purchase of Burk, a German plastics firm.
• Acquired tube converting operations and paper mill of LaRochette group in France.
• Board named Peter Browning to succeed Charlie Coker as CEO.
• Purchased remaining 50% interest of Cascades/Sonoco.
• Hamilton Hybar sold.

1999

• C.D. Spangler, Jr. elected to Sonoco's board.
• Acquired Wood Composites Technology, a composite reel manufacturer.
• Completed sell of Harlands Labels and Label Machinery business in the U.K.
• Celebrated Centennial in May.
• Announced purchase of Crown Cork and Seal's Composite Can.
• Announced new composite can plant in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico.
• Purchased Flexible Packaging Division of Graphics Packaging Corporation.
• Completed purchase of Crown Cork and Seal's Composite Can business.
• Completed purchase of Flexible Packaging Division of Graphic Packaging Corporation.

2000

• Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. named Sonoco's Chief Operating Officer.
• Closed Woodyard and Crosstie Operations in Hartsville, S.C., U.S.
• Consolidated Yadkinville tube plant operations into plant at Elon College, N.C., U.S.
• Peter C. Browning resigned as President & CEO; Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., named as successor.
• Sonoco awarded $150 million contract from Nestle, for flexible packaging business.
• Purchased Amcor's Australian Composite Can Operations.
• Closed Spokane, Wash., U.S., tube plant.
• Sold Capseals Business to ITW Limited of Slough, England.