Sonoco

Hartsville, South Carolina, USA, 11 January 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON) will host its regular quarterly investor conference call on 07 y, February 2007, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), to review its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2006.

Participants from Sonoco will include Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and CEO; Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer; and Allan V. Cecil, vice president, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs.

The live conference call can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.sonoco.com/, under the "Latest News" section. Those planning to participate should connect to the live webcast at least five 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 after 4:30 p.m. EST on 07 February through 17 February 2007, to U.S. callers at 888 286-8010, and for international callers at +617 801-6888. The access code for both replays is 77736586. The call also will be archived on the Investor Information section of the Sonoco Web site for 30 days.

About Sonoco

Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a USD 3.5 billion manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services, with approximately 300 operations in 35 countries serving customers in 85 nations. For more information on the company, visit http://www.sonoco.com/.