"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, general manager, 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."
Lehane continued, "With Sonoco's global footprint of 347 facilities, 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. The facility is located within an existing Sonoco location where the Company manufactures tubes and cores.
Sonoco ThermoSafe is the leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging for the safe and efficient transport of pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines and other temperature sensitive products. Sonoco ThermoSafe shipping solutions mitigate risk for customers and ensure product efficacy throughout the extremes of a supply chain.