UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2004


                             SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY


                            Commission File No. 0-516

 Incorporated under the laws                    I.R.S. Employer Identification
      of South Carolina                                 No. 57-0248420


                             One North Second Street
                               Post Office Box 160
                      Hartsville, South Carolina 29551-0160
                             Telephone: 843-383-7000






Item 5.       Other Information.

Completion of CorrFlex Acquisition
On April 29, 2004, Sonoco Products Company ("Sonoco" or "the Company") announced
that it had signed a definitive  agreement  to acquire  CorrFlex  Graphics,  LLC
("CorrFlex"),  which is one of the nation's  largest  point-of-purchase  display
companies.  On May 28,  2004,  Sonoco  completed  the  purchase of  CorrFlex,  a
privately  held,  unrelated  third  party,  for an  all-cash  purchase  price of
approximately  $250  million.  The  acquisition,  which  will be known as Sonoco
CorrFlex,  is expected to generate sales on an annualized basis of approximately
$200 million for 2004.

Segment  Reporting
Sonoco has received comment letters from the staff of the SEC in connection with
its review of the  Company's  2002 and 2003  annual  reports  on Form  10-K.  In
management's  opinion,  the most notable  comment is related to  confirming  the
appropriateness  of  disclosures  about the  Company's  reportable  segments  in
accordance   with   Statement  of  Financial   Accounting   Standards  No.  131,
`Disclosures  about  Segments of an  Enterprise  and Related  Information'.  The
Company is currently in the process of compiling  additional  information  about
its segment reporting  practices for review with the SEC,  including the effects
of the  CorrFlex  acquisition  on  reportable  segments.  The Company  currently
reports  two  segments.  It is  possible  that  Sonoco  will  provide  financial
information  regarding  additional  or different  segments in the future or that
Sonoco may be required to restate  segment  disclosures in its previously  filed
financial statements, but these changes in disclosures, if any, would not result
in any change in the Company's  reported consolidated net income.








                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                      SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY



Date:  June 16, 2004                  By: /s/ C.J. Hupfer
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                                      C.J. Hupfer
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer