Sonoco, a global leader in sustainable packaging with a significant presence in Europe, welcomes the forthcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) as a key step toward a more circular and sustainable economy. The company urges harmonised, EU-wide rules on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to reduce administrative burdens, ensure fair treatment of all packaging materials, and streamline reporting through digital tools…
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Sonoco Products Company
Company · United States · EU Transparency Register 881028952528-59
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 925 companies & groups on this site, they rank #496 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2024
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Europen
- 4evergreen
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Companies & groups
- Head office
- Hartsville, United states
- EU office
- Manchester
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Sonoco Products Company filed 2 positions between 30 Oct 2025 and 17 Mar 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Sonoco supports the objectives of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) but calls for better alignment with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The SUPD currently classifies products as plastic even if they contain only minimal plastic, creating inconsistency with the PPWR, which uses a 5% material threshold.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- European Environmental Bureau · 2 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 2 files in common
- FEAD - European Waste Management Association · 2 files in common
- Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer · 2 files in common
- Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti · 2 files in common
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