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SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
Subsidiaries of Sonoco Products Company, pursuant to Item 601(21) of Regulation
S-K, as of December 31, 2000 are:
1. Paper Stock Dealers, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of North
Carolina.
2. Sonoco-Crellin Holdings, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of
Delaware.
a. Sonoco-Crellin International, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in
the State of Delaware, holder of securities in:
1. Sonoco-Crellin, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of New York.
a. Crellin Europe B.V., 100%-owned Dutch subsidiary.
1. Crellin B.V., 100%-owned Dutch subsidiary.
2. Sebro Plastics, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of Michigan.
a. Convex Mold, Inc., 100%-owned domestic
subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Michigan.
3. Injecto Mold, 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of
Illinois.
3. SPC Management, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Delaware.
a. SPC Capital Management, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of Delaware.
1. Sonoco Machinery Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of Delaware.
a. Harlands France SARL, 100%-owned French subsidiary.
b. SPC Resources, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of
Delaware.
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c. Sonoco International, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of Delaware, holder of securities in:
1. Kemkin Holdings, Ltd., 100%-owned Gibraltar subsidiary.
2. Sonoco Luxembourg SARL, 100%-owned Luxembourg subsidiary.
a. Sonoco Netherlands Holding II BV, 100%-owned Dutch subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Limited, 100%-owned Canadian subsidiary.
a. Sonoco Flexible Packaging Holdings, Ltd.,
100%-owned Canadian subsidiary
b. NRO Sonoco, Inc., 100%-owned Canadian subsidiary.
c. Sonoco Netherlands Holdings I BV, 100%-owned Dutch subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Norge AS, 100%-owned Norwegian subsidiary.
2. Sonoco Ambalaj San ve Tic. AS, 100%-owned Turkish subsidiary.
d. Sonoco Deutschland Holdings GmbH, 100%-owned German
subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Deutschland GmbH, 100%-owned German subsidiary.
2. Sonoco Plastics GmbH, 100%-owned German subsidiary.
3. Sonoco IPD GmbH, 100%-owned German subsidiary.
a. Sonoco OPV Hulsen GmbH, 100%-owned German
partnership.
4. Sonoco Caprex AG, 72%-owned Swiss subsidiary.
5. Sonoco CPD GmbH, 100%-owned German subsidiary.
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6. Sonoco Burk GmbH, 100% owned German subsidiary.
e. Sonoco SARL, 100%-owned French subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Holding France, 100%-owned French subsidiary.
a. Sonoco L'homme S.A., 100%-owned French subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Eurocore, S.A., 100%-owned Belgian
subsidiary.
2. Sonoco Paper France S.A., 100% owned
French subsidiary.
a. Sonoco IPD France SA., 100% owned
French subsidiary.
b. Sonoco Consumer Products S.A., 100%-owned French
subsidiary.
f. Sonoco Netherlands Holding III BV, 100%-owned Dutch subsidiary.
1. Grupo Sonoco SA de CV, 100%-owned Mexican subsidiary.
a. Sonoco de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 100%-owned Mexican
subsidiary.
3. Sonoco Luxembourg (No. 2) SARL, 100%-owned Luxembourg subsidiary.
a. Sonoco Products Company U.K. Unlimited, 100%-owned U.K. subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Holdings (UK), Ltd., 100%-owned U.K. subsidiary.
a. Sonoco Milnrow, 100%-owned U.K. subsidiary
1. Sonoco Products Co. UK Unlimited,
100%-owned U.K. subsidiary
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4. FCC Sonoco, 100%-owned French subsidiary.
5. Beteiligungen Sonoco Deutschland GmbH, 100%-owned Germany subsidiary.
6. Sonono Deutschland Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, 100%-owned Germany
subsidiary.
7. Sonoco Asia, L.L.C., 76%-owned limited liability company.
a. Sonoco Singapore Pte, Ltd., 100%-owned Singapore subsidiary.
1. Sonoco Holdings SDN BHD, 100%-owned Malaysian
subsidiary.
2. Sonoco Malaysia, 51%-owned Malaysian subsidiary.
b. Sonoco Taiwan Limited, 100%-owned Republic of China subsidiary.
c. Sonoco Thailand Ltd., 70%-owned Thai subsidiary.
d. Sonoco Hongwen, L.L.C., 80%-owned limited liability company.
e. Sonoco Products Malaysia, SDN BHD, 100%-owned Malaysian
subsidiary.
8. Sonoco Asia Management Company, L.L.C., 71%-owned limited liability company.
9. Sonoco Australia Pty., Ltd., 100%-owned Australian subsidiary.
10. Sonoco New Zealand, 100%-owned New Zealand subsidiary.
11. Sonoco Participacoes Ltda., 100%-owned Brazilian subsidiary.
a. Sonoco For-Plas do Brazil Ltda., 51%-owned Brazilian subsidiary.
12. Inversiones Sonoco do Chile Ltda, 100%-owned Chilean subsidiary.
a. Sonoco do Chile, 70%-owned Chilean subsidiary.
4. Sonoco do Brazil Ltda., 100%-owned Brazilian subsidiary.
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5. Timber Properties, Ltd., (B.V.I.), 100%-owned by Sonoco Products Company.
6. Southern Plug & Manufacturing Co., Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,
incorporated in the state of Louisiana.
7. Sonoco "SPG", Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in
the state of Wisconsin.
8. Sonoco Flexible Packaging Company, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary
incorporated in the state of South Carolina.
9. Sonoco Paperboard Group, L.L.C., 100%-owned limited liability company.
10. Sonoco Development, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the state of South
Carolina.