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             SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES  
                                                                    
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
                                                                              
Subsidiaries of Sonoco Products Company, pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation 
S-K, as of December 31, 1995 are:
                                                                              
     1.   KMI Continental Fibre Drum, Inc., 100%-owned domestic               
          subsidiary incorporated in the State of Delaware.                   
                                                                              
          a.   Sonoco Fibre Drum, Inc., 100%-owned domestic                  
               subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Delaware.

     2.   Sonoco Plastic Drum, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,
          incorporated in the State of Illinois.

          a.   Sonoco Plastic Drum Southwest Division, Inc., 100%-owned
               domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Texas.

          b.   Sonoco Plastic Drum Southeast Division, Inc., 100%-owned
               domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Kentucky.
                                                                              
     3.   Paper Stock Dealers, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,          
          incorporated in the State of North Carolina.                        
                                                                              
     4.   Sonoco-Crellin, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated 
          in the State of Delaware.                              
                                                                              
          a.   Crellin International, Inc., 100%-owned domestic            
               subsidiary, incorporated in the State of  Delaware, holder of 
               securities in:                                                
                                                                               
               1.   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. 
                                                                              
               3.   Injecto Mold, 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated 
                    in the State of Illinois.      
                                                                              
    5.    Engraph, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
          State of Delaware.

          a.   Engraph Puerto Rico, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, 
               incorporated in the State of Delaware.


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           b.   E L R, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in 
                the State of Delaware.

                1.   Screen Graphics, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, 
                     incorporated in the State of Tennessee.

                2.   Graphic Resources, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, 
                     incorporated in the State of Kentucky.

           c.   Polaris Packaging, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, 
                incorporated in the State of New Jersey.

           d.   Engraph Mexico S.A. de C.V., 100%-owned Mexican subsidiary.

      6.   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.

           b.   SPC Resources, Inc., 100%-owned domestic
                subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Delaware.

      7.   Timber Properties, Ltd., (B.V.I.), 100%-owned by Sonoco
           Products Company.

      8.   Sonoco International, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,
           incorporated in the State of Delaware, holder of securities in:

           a. Sonoco Limited, 100%-owned Canadian subsidiary.

           b.   Sonoco U.K. Limited Inc., 100%-owned subsidiary
                incorporated in the State of Delaware, holder of securities in:

                1. Sonoco Products Company U.K. Limited, 100%-owned U.K. 
                   subsidiary.

                   a. Sonoco Limited, 100%-owned English subsidiary.

                   b.   Sonoco Consumer Products Limited, U.K., 100%-owned 
                        English subsidiary.


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           2.   The Harland Group Limited, 100%-owned U.K.
                subsidiary.

                     a.  Harland Machine Systems Ltd., 100%-owned U.K. 
                         subsidiary.

                     b.  Harland France SARL, 100%-owned French subsidiary.

                     c.  Harlands of America, Inc., 100%-owned subsidiary,
                         incorporated in the State  of Delaware.

           c.   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 MBS GmbH, 100%-owned subsidiary.

                     b.   OPV Oberrhein GmbH, 100%-owned German subsidiary.

                     c.   Sonoco MBS GmbH and Company, 100%-owned German 
                          partnership.

                     d.   OPV Textihulsen GmbH, 100%-owned German partnership.

                4.   Caprex AG, 72%-owned Swiss subsidiary.

           d.   Sonoco SNC, 100%-owned French partnership with the
                following subsidiaries and affiliate:

                1.   Sonoco Holdings, 100%-owned French subsidiary.

                a.   Sonoco Lhomme S.A., 100%-owned French subsidiary.

                     1.   Sonoco Eurocore, Belgium, 100%-owned Belgian 
                     subsidiary.

                     2.   Papeteries Du Rhin, 47%-owned French affiliate.

                b.   Sonoco Consumer Products S.A., 100%-owned French 
                     subsidiary.

           e.   Sonoco Italia S.R.L., 100%-owned Italian subsidiary.

           f.   Sonoco Asia, L.L.C., 90.9%-owned limited liability company.

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     1. Sonoco Singapore Pte, Ltd., 100%-owned Singapore subsidiary.

        a.   Sonoco Malaysia, SDN BHD, 100%-owned Malaysian subsidiary.

     2. Sonoco Taiwan Limited, 100%-owned Republic of China subsidiary.

     3. Sonoco Thailand Ltd., 70%-owned Thai subsidiary.

 g.  Sonoco Asia Management Company, L.L.C., 70%-owned limited liability 
     company.