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| <ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0508 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2024-03-08 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000091767 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> SONOCO PRODUCTS CO </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> SON </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001892175 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Haynes Ernest D III </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> ONE NORTH SECOND ST </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> P O BOX 160 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HARTSVILLE </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> SC </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 29551-0160 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <officerTitle> Pres. Sonoco Metal Packaging </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <aff10b5One> 0 </aff10b5One> |
| <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 0.0000 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-03-08 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 53.2000 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 57.5500 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 53.2000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 294.7000 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Each share of Dividend equivalents on Restricted Stock units is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Acquired quarterly dividend equivalent rights on Restricted Stock which will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> By: Elizabeth R. Kremer - Power of Attorney for Ernest D. Haynes </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2024-03-11 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |
