• Massive Toyota recall centers on plastic friction device February 03, 2010
• Audi's Super Bowl commercials blast single-use plastic products February 07, 2010
• WalMart food-bag consolidation wipes Glad, Hefty from shelves February 04, 2010
• Silgan closing Port Clinton, Ohio, plant February 02, 2010
• Dow to locate solar shingle plant in Michigan February 03, 2010

• WalMart food-bag consolidation wipes Glad, Hefty from shelves February 04, 2010
• Silgan closing Port Clinton, Ohio, plant February 02, 2010
• Massive Toyota recall centers on plastic friction device February 03, 2010
• Yazaki to make fuel tanks in Georgia February 03, 2010
• PVC and PET prices rise in January February 04, 2010

Plastics News soon will present its 13th Processor of the Year Award to one of three finalist companies — Freelin-Wade Co., an Oregon maker of plastic tubing and hose; Wisconsin-based custom injection molder Plastic Components Inc.; and PolyPipe Inc., a polyethylene pipe extruder headquartered in Texas. The winner will be announced March 3 at PN's 2009 Executive Forum in Summerlin, Nev. [Read the full story from our Jan. 5, 2009, issue and see both print and video coverage of last year's winners.]

Nominees are put through a rigorous vetting process by a judging committee comprising PN editorial members, and senior reporter Bill Bregar then visits each finalist's headquarters to get a first-hand look at the company and meet its executives and workers. [ Read more background about the award process and its criteria, as well as Frequently Asked Questions.]

The top officials from the finalist companies will participate in best-practices breakfast panel on Wednesday, March 4, to close the Executive Forum

Past winners:

• 2007 - Innovative Injection Technologies Inc.
• 2006 - Mack Molding Co.
• 2005 - U.S. Farathane Corp.
• 2004 - Miniature Precision Components Inc.
• 2003 - Unimark Plastics
• 2002 - (Tie) Tech Group Inc. &
  Precise Technology Inc.
• 2001 - Cascade Engineering Inc.
• 2000 - Tessy Plastics Corp.
• 1999 - Royal Group Technologies Ltd.
• 1998 - Courtesy Corp.
• 1997 - Nypro Inc.
• 1996 - Bryan Custom Plastics