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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, 1997 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.
b. Sonoco Packaging Services, Inc., 100%-owned domestic
subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Delaware.
1. Total Packaging Systems of Georgia, L.L.C.,
80%-owned limited liability company,
organized in the State of Georgia.
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 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. 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.
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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.
5. Sonoco Flexible Packaging, 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.
b. Sonoco-Engraph Puerto Rico, Inc., 100%-owned domestic
subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Delaware.
c. E L R, Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,
incorporated in the State of Delaware.
1. Sonoco-Engraph Holdings, Inc., 100%-owned
domestic subsidiary, incorporated in the
State of Delaware.
2. Sonoco-Engraph, Inc.,100%-owned domestic
subsidiary, incorporated in the State of
Kentucky.
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.
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT, CONTINUED
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 U.K.
subsidiary.
b. Sonoco Consumer Products Limited,
U.K., 100%-owned U.K. subsidiary.
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 German
subsidiary.
b. OPV Oberrhein GmbH, 100%-owned
German subsidiary.
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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.
5. Dosen-Schmitt, GmbH, 100%-owned German
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 Asia, L.L.C., 70%-owned limited liability
company.
1. Sonoco Singapore Pte, Ltd., 100%-owned
Singapore subsidiary.
a. Malaysia Holding, SDN BHD,
100%-owned Malaysian subsidiary.
b. 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.
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4. Sonoco-Hongwen, L.L.C., 80%-owned limited
liability company.
f. Sonoco Asia Management Company, L.L.C., 70%-owned
limited liability company.
g. Sonoco do Brazil LTDA., 100%-owned Brazilian
subsidiary.
h. Sonoco Participaceos, 99%-owned Brazilian subsidiary.
1. Sonoco For-Plas, 51%-owned Brazilian
subsidiary.
i. Inversiones Sonoco Limitada, 99%-owned Chilean
subsidiary.
1. Sonoco de Chile, 51%-owned Chilean
subsidiary.
9. Southern Plug & Manufacturing Co., Inc., 100%-owned domestic
subsidiary, incorporated in the State of Louisiana.
10. Sonoco "SPG", Inc., 100%-owned domestic subsidiary,
incorporated in the State of Wisconsin.