Sonoco

Hartsville, South Carolina, USA, 06 October 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON), the global packaging company, will host an investor conference call on 18 October 2006, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, to review its financial results for the third quarter of 2006. Participating in the call will be Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president, and chief executive officer; Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer; and Allan V. Cecil, vice president, investor relations and corporate affairs.

The conference call will be webcast live via the Internet and can be accessed at http://www.sonoco.com/, under the "News" heading. Those planning to participate should plan to connect to the live webcast at least five minutes before the start. Those wanting to participate in the live telephone 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. Eastern Time on 18 October 2006 to U.S. callers at +888/286-8010 and for international callers at +617/801-6888. The access code for both replays is 90902522. The call also will be archived on the investor relations section of Sonoco's Web site for 30 days.

About Sonoco

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