Sonoco , one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announcesthat it has completed theacquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group , Europe's leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for 286 million, or approximately $360million, in cash. According to M. Jack Sanders, Sonoco president and chief executive officer, "We are extremely excited to welcome Weidenhammer's leadership team and its 1,100 associates into the Sonoco family.