Hartsville, South Carolina, USA, 12 January 2009 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will host its regular quarterly investor conference call on 05 February 2009, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, to review its fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial results.

The live investor conference call webcast can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.sonoco.com/, under the "Latest News" section. Those planning to participate should plan to connect to the live webcast at least 10 minutes before the start. Those interested in participating in the live interactive call should contact Sonoco Corporate Communications at +843/383-7794 to register. A telephonic replay of the call will be available starting at 2 p.m. Eastern Time to U.S. callers at 877/407-0782 and international callers at +201/689-8567. The replay passcodes for both U.S. and international calls are account number 286 and conference ID number 308776. The archived call will be available through 15 February 2009. The webcast also will be archived on the Investor Information section of Sonoco's Web site through 15 April 2009.

Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a USD 4.0 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with approximately 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. For more information on the company, visit http://www.sonoco.com/.