Jun 06, 2006. /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 July 3, 2006, it was announced on June 6 by Marty Pignone, vice president - paper, North America. 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.