Feb 05, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. Sonoco will increase prices in North America for uncoated recycled paperboard by $40 to $50 per tonne, depending on grades, effective with shipments on March 1, 2007, it was announced on February 5 by Marty Pignone, vice president - paper, North America. "This increase is necessitated by recent and projected increases in raw material costs, led by recovered paper, principally old corrugated containers (OCC), as well as chemicals and starch," said Pignone. Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $3.5 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries serving customers in 85 nations.