HARTSVILLE, S.C. (News release) -- Sonoco has been selected to FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2020. For the third year in a row, the Company also was listed first in the Packaging/Container industry.

"It is an honor to again lead the packaging sector on FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies list," said Rob Tiede, Sonoco president and CEO. "It is the principle of Better Packaging. Better Life. that guides our work, and as always, we owe this to our more than 23,000 talented associates."

FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Executives, directors and analysts rate companies in their own industry on nine attributes considered critical to a company's global success. In the current survey, Sonoco ranked first in the Packaging/Container industry for financial soundness, use of corporate assets, long-term investment value and innovation. A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.

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