Sonoco Alcore to Offer European Coreboard Mill for Sale 95,000 Ton Facility Located in Schweighouse, France

(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) --BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. today announced its intention to offer for sale its Schweighouse-sur-Moder uncoated recycled coreboard mill in Alsace, France. The company has notified the local works council of this opportunity.

The Schweighouse facility is one of 20 paper mills that Sonoco operates globally. Established in 1878, the mill has two machines with a total capacity of 95,000 tonnes.

Sonoco Alcore S.a.r.l. is wholly owned by Sonoco (NYSE:SON) and operates 29 tubes and cores plants and five paperboard mills in Europe.

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Source: Sonoco Products Company via Globenewswire

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