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New Developments in the Carolinas Recycling Economy March 28, 2017 Will Newsome Manager of Trade Sales & Field Procurement
Ø Founded 1899 in Hartsville, S.C. Ø Diversified provider of consumer,
protective & industrial packaging and services
Ø $5 billion in sales Ø 20,000 employees Ø 300 operations in 35 countries Ø Products sold in 85 nations
Sonoco Products Is a Global Packaging
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Sonoco North America Integrated Business
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IntegratedSupplyChainModel
Recycling Paper Conver8ng
§ 22Plants§ 4MaterialRecoveryFacili8es(MRF)§ Collect3milliontons
§ 13PaperMillswith21papermachines
§ 1.3milliontonsofPaperboard
§ 3Adhesiveloca8onsandForestProducts
§ 75IndustrialandConsumerconver8ngopera8ons
§ Consumeinternallysuppliedpaperboardandadhesives
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Keeping up with change….
Ø The dynamics of recycling are constantly changing. Ø Market demand (extreme price highs and lows over the past several
years) Ø Residential Single Stream Compositions Ø Inbound quality Ø Route Density
Ø Investments are necessary in keeping up with these changes. Ø Having the proper equipment in place allows us to become more
efficient, increases our overall capacity, provides our customers with a quality product, and allows us to be more competitive in the market place.
Ø Sonoco Recycling is committed to the industry and will continue to make investments where needed for growth. 9
Onslow MRF – Jacksonville, NC
Ø Began operations in September 2012 to serve Onslow Co and the surrounding areas.
Ø 2015 Investments: Ø Added Covered Tipping Building – Protects loose commingled material
from weather Ø Metering Bin – Optimized sorting capabilities Ø Optical Sorters – Increased recovery of plastics by 30%
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NEW TIPPING BUILDING – January 2015
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NEW METERING DRUM /IN FEED – June 2015
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OPTICAL SORTER – October 2015
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New Hanover Co – Wilmington, NC
Ø Sonoco Recycling jointly with NHC invested in building renovations and equipment. Ø Hub-Spoke Model with equipment to sort 80% of Commingle Recycling
Ø Additional material sent to Jacksonville for further sorting Ø Capability to sort annually over 30,000 tons/year of commingle recyclables Ø Added 20 new jobs to the area Ø Positioned to grow with the Wilmington area over the next 10 years Ø Worked closely with other local municipalities (City of Wilmington and surrounding
coastal communities) to make project a success Ø Began processing in March 2016
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New Hanover County Facility (Wilmington NC)
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New Hanover County Facility (Wilmington NC)
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New Hanover County Facility (Wilmington NC)
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New Hanover County Facility (Wilmington NC)
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New Hanover County Facility (Wilmington NC)
Raleigh
Added a new CP Manufacturing glass breaker screen deck to the existing 2 screen decks and relocated all of these components to the front-end of the MRF system.
Ø Increased glass recovery by 9% Ø Reduces wear and tear on equipment Ø Improves quality for our customers
Added a 3-deck OCC screen
Ø Reduces the amount of manual labor needed to recover OCC Ø Provides for a cleaner newspaper and OCC pack for the consuming mill
These upgrades serve to improve efficiencies in our Raleigh operation that will allow Sonoco Recycling to increase its overall capacity.
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Raleigh
Other Investments Sonoco Recycling
Ø Columbia - Installed a new baler in November 2016 to increase efficiencies Ø Columbia – Replacing a newspaper screen to improve quality Ø Looking to replace a plant baler in North Carolina Ø Installing a new IT system at all plant locations Ø Replacing tractors, trailers, fork trucks, etc
Sonoco Paper Mill – Hartsville, SC Ø Major upgrade on PM #3 Ø Major upgraded to the stock prep area at URB mill (6 PM’s)
Ø Improved cleaning system, which now allows us to utilize alternative furnish Sonoco Consumer Packaging
Ø Nov 2016 - Acquired Plastic Packaging, Inc. – Hickory, NC Ø Originally founded in 1957 Ø Frozen foods, baked goods, seafood, pet food, health & personal care
Ø Mar 2017 - Acquired Peninsula Packaging Co. – 3 West Coast, 1 Wilson, NC Ø Largest consumer of recycled drink bottles in the US Ø Leading manufacturer of thermoformed packaging for fresh fruit & vegetables
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