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Sonoco Brings New Insulated Shippers Site Online in Germany

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Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., USA, has opened its newest site in Duren, Germany, at an existing Sonoco facility. The facility will manufacture insulated shippers and serve as the primary distribution and warehousing hub for Western Europe and the Middle East.

"Along with our plant in Ireland, Sonoco ThermoSafe's new facility in Duren, Germany, gives us the flexibility to serve our customers out of multiple locations in Europe," said Niall Lehane, GM, Sonoco ThermoSafe Europe. "In addition to manufacturing insulated shippers, we can warehouse and distribute to customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This facilitates just-in-time delivery and reduces costs for our customers.

"With Sonoco's global footprint of 347 facilities, Lehane continued, "we now have the ability to serve our customers at almost any of these locations. Our new Duren facility demonstrates our capability and commitment to providing local solutions to our global customers."

The new Sonoco ThermoSafe manufacturing site is ISO9001:2008 certified. It is located within an existing Sonoco location where the company produces tubes and cores. Sonoco ThermoSafe is a global supplier of temperature assurance packaging for the safe and efficient transport of pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, and other temperature sensitive products.

 

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