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Industrial & Specialty Plastics

Sonoco is a globally recognized manufacturer of custom and off-the-shelf plastic solutions for a broad spectrum of applications.

Transform your ideas into cutting-edge solutions

Our industry-leading experts offer the latest innovations in materials science, engineering and manufacturing. Work with numerous facilities across the globe to develop a range of plastic packaging for your business, highly sought-after capabilities like: 

  • Extrusion 
  • Injection Molding (feat. two-shot and automated robotic production) 

Our divisional teams work in concert with the rest of Sonoco to deliver a quality, high-performing product you’ll love with the fastest turnaround times you’ve seen. 

Why Plastics?

Plastic products provide a host of exciting benefits, namely: 

  • Lightweight yet strong
  • Easy to install
  • Durable and noncorrosive
  • Available in a range of colors
  • Low conductors of heat
  • Equipped with tight seals
  • Easily recycled
  • Cost-efficient
  • Safer to use

Bring us your ideas and project requirements and our team of plastic injection molding experts will work with you to develop an innovative solution aligned with your goals and objectives.

Custom Solutions

Plastic Injection Molding & Extrusion

Sonoco has the tool design, production capability and engineers to turn a concept or design into a product tailored specifically to your need. 

Existing Core Products

Plastic Tubes & Cores

Quality plastic tubes and cores for superior protection during shipping, storage and winding.

Plastic Plugs & Endwalls

Offering the dimensional stability and strength to protect your foils, paper and sensitive films.

Plastic Reels & Spools

Delivering superior durability and cost-efficiency for storing and unwinding wire, cable and other industrial materials. 

Foodservice Solutions

Innovative plastic devices and components for QSR and foodservice markets, including our patented Accu-Salt and Accu-Taste dispensers.

Medical Components & Plastic Dose Cups

Clean room technology for plastic injection molding medical and surgical grade components.

Filtration Cores, Cages & Endcaps

Carefully engineered plastic filter components for the liquid, air and medical filtration markets. 

Adhesive Caulk Containers

Home to the largest portfolio of plastic containers for adhesives, sealants and caulking.

Industry Insights

Innovation

High-Level Expertise Required for High-Performance Plastic

The global demand for high-performance engineering plastics continues to rise, largely because of their remarkable mechanical properties and resistance to a broad range of harsh conditions.
Business

Made in America is Making a Comeback

Before the early 1980’s, manufacturing was largely a domestic process in the United States. But as advances in technology, communications and transportation opened the doors to a global economy, businesses began taking advantage of manufacturing overseas.
Innovation

Successful Injection Molding: Top 3 Pitfalls to Avoid

The popularity of injection molding for the mass production of plastic items is attributable to a lengthy list of benefits, from low costs and high production rates to reduced scrap, material flexibility and unmatched repeatability.

See what Sonoco can do for your business.