Sonoco has manufactured high-performance plastic tubes, cores, and textile carriers for more than a half-century, bringing a wealth of expertise to every project. Building on this experience and knowledge, we are now the world’s leading manufacturer of plastic tubes and cores for the textile industry.
In the textile industry, consistency is everything. As a trusted industry supplier since 1899, Sonoco consistently delivers textile carriers of the highest quality to the world's leading knitters and weavers. Designed to precise dimensions and durable enough to maintain superior performance if reused, Sonoco plastic textile carriers remain uniform and stable under load and provide optimized surface finishes for even tension and tail control.
Perpetually in pursuit of novel ideas, innovative new products, and better ways of doing things, Sonoco has earned a reputation as the industry’s leading provider of high-value plastic carriers. Our broad range of plastic cores are made according to DIN ISO 368 standards and meet manufacturer specifications for different types of machinery. Delivering superior string-up performance on both traditional and state-of-the-art winding equipment, our textile cores consistently improve string-up efficiencies to the 99th percentile range.
All Sonoco textile carriers are made from the finest quality plastics and engineered for tight tolerance and high-speed winding. To further improve the efficiency of your systems, we offer a variety of custom designs, specialized printing options, grooves, notches and other surface treatments.