The Hartsville-based packaging company said in a Nov. 10 statement that it will consolidate the two businesses into one consumer packaging segment across two areas: Europe, Middle East, Africa/Asia-Pacific; and the Americas.

President and CEO Howard Coker said in the statement that the new segment would be a single business of cans, closures and components made of steel, aluminum and paper. The move "will create a much simpler and more efficient operating model that will also allow our teams to be agnostic about the substrates we offer to our customers," Coker said.

He believes the consolidation "will lead to further innovation, collaboration and growth opportunities."

The restructuring will conclude in Q1 2026, according to the statement.

Seán Cairns — previously president of global rigid paper containers in the Americas, Europe and Asia — has been tapped for president of consumer packaging, EMEA/APAC.

Ernest Haynes, who had served as president of Sonoco metal packaging North America, has been named president of consumer packaging, Americas.