by Jeremy Mitchell, Technical Manager, Sonoco Flexibles Division and Sara Schlesinger, PhD, Process Engineer, Sonoco Flexibles Division
SINCE SONOCO EXPANDED TO WACO IN 2006, THE COMPANY HAS NOT STOPPED GROWING.
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Upon landing in Waco in 2006, after the acquisition of Seville-FlexPack, Sonoco-Waco sales were just over $6 million. Since then, sales have increased more than ten-fold. SonocoWaco has more than tripled its workforce, with teammates increasing from 23 to more than 80 today. Sonoco has invested well over $25 million in this facility with capital going to
new primary equipment and secondary equipment, storage racks, lighting upgrades and machinery improvements. Whether it’s through opening capacity by working on DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) and lean projects or adding capacity through investment, our goal is to reach over $100 million in sales.
