Sonoco to Hike Tube, Core Prices.

The article reports on the plan of Sonoco Products Co. to increase its prices for paper-based engineered carriers and related specialty products by six percent in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments on or after February 20, 2006. According to John Colyer, division vice president and general manager of Industrial Products-North America, converting operations have been forced to absorb widespread inflation in all production cost components, including adhesives, packaging, production supply items, utilities and employee-related costs.