EXHIBIT 12

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands)

	Years Ended December 31
	2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
EARNINGS
Pretax income	$	255,626		$	274,808		$	231,126		$	197,342		$	108,333
Add: Distributed Income from affiliates		8,435			9,496			6,766			7,114			11,327
Add: Fixed charges		79,950			68,669			67,568			60,865			65,732
Amortization of capitalized interest		2,245			2,115			1,911			1,868			1,868
Total Earnings		346,256			355,088			307,371			267,189			187,260
Less: Capitalized interest		(2,916	)		(2,666	)		(2,042	)		(1,535	)		(2,000	)
Adjusted Earnings	$	343,340		$	352,422		$	305,329		$	265,654		$	185,260
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	61,440		$	51,952		$	51,559		$	47,463		$	52,399
Capitalized interest		2,916			2,666			2,042			1,535			2,000
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		15,594			14,051			13,967			11,867			11,333
Total Fixed Charges	$	79,950		$	68,669		$	67,568		$	60,865		$	65,732
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		4.29			5.13			4.52			4.36			2.82