• Three tapped for Excellence February 07, 2012
• Guide to weekend fun at NPE February 03, 2012
• P&G reduces plastic in packaging redesign February 02, 2012
• Indian group, two U.S. schools, to build plastics university February 03, 2012
• Ten new Plastics Hall of Fame members slated for induction at NPE2012 February 06, 2012

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• Perpetual to build $30 million PET recycling plant in Indiana February 02, 2012
• Tessy targets medical with $4.8 million expansion February 01, 2012
• Guide to weekend fun at NPE February 03, 2012
• Indian group, two U.S. schools, to build plastics university February 03, 2012
• CarbonLite opens $58 million PET recycling plant in California February 02, 2012

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ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; ENG Oct. 19a; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with no sponsor; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Plastics News correspondent Steve Toloken interviewed Erhard Wienkamp, division director of Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, on Oct. 23, the day before the start of the K 2007 trade show.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Robert Eller on TPEs; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Plastics News senior reporter Frank Esposito interviews Brian Gladden, president and chief executive officer of Sabic Innovative Plastics, about the company's sheet manufacturing expansion in Europe.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Franck Hancard of Sidel SA explains the "no-bottle" lightweight PET bottle.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; First Paulson ad; Xaloy Inc. is rolling out a new, energy-saving method of barrel heating. Bruce Taylor, business manager, explains how the nxHeat system works.; ENG intro with sponsor; First Paulson ad; Xaloy Inc. is rolling out a new, energy-saving method of barrel heating for injection presses -- induction. Bruce Taylor, business manager, explains how the nxHeat system works.; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Are plastics sustainable? Wilfried Haensel, executive director of PlasticsEurope, a Brussels, Belgium-based trade group, explains how plastics can save energy in a variety of end-markets to David Eldridge, editor of Plastics & Rubber Weekly.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Second Paulson ad; Ferromatik Milacron is running an unusual product that¿s getting a lot of attention at K 2007. The 450-metric ton press equipped with a Foboha cube mold is making an innovative toilet-seat hinge. The customer is Bemis Manufacturing Co.; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Why is so much private equity cash flowing into plastics machinery¿a difficult business with low profit margins these days? Charles Buckley, president of extruder maker Davis-Standard LLC, shared his thoughts.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Clariant Mastermatches business head Dominik von Bertrab explains the company's 360 Service concept, and packaging segment business manager Carolyn Sedgwick gives a ; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Reliance Industries Ltd. is a powerhouse in the Indian petrochemicals market and ranks as one of the world's largest polypropylene makers. Executive Director Nikhil Meswani spent some time with Plastics News to review the outlook for India's plastic ; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; First Paulson ad; Jim Overbeeke, packaging business manager at Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., explains the team effort that helped the company develop a thin-wall container with an in-mold label that's 10 percent lighter and runs a 10 percent faster cycle time ; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Injection press giant Haitian International Holdings Ltd. is expanding production sites for both subsidiaries: Ningbo, China-based Haitian Plastics Machinery Group Ltd. and recently acquired Zhafir Plastics Machinery GmbH. Haitian Plastics Machinery; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Third Paulson ad; Liao Zhengpin, president of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association, in an exclusive interview with Plastics News Asia specialist Nina Ying Sun, speaks about growth in China¿s plastics industry, and the need to strengthen environmental pro; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Dow Chemical Co.'s Julie McAlindon, global polypropylene business director, discusses the supply/demand picture for PP, and several new materials the company is introducing at K 2007.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Third Paulson ad; The site of the K show, Germany, is the world¿s top manufacturer of plastics equipment, from injection molding machines, to extruders to blow molding machines and more. Thorsten Kuhmann, is managing director of VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Ma; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Sunday was family day at the Messe Dusseldorf. It¿s the day that many townspeople visit K 2007, including plenty of children -- and adults ¿ who stand in line for free product give-aways, most of them freshly made at the injection and blow molding m; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Solve Tech ad; South Korean additives maker Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. plans to continue its aggressive push into global markets by building a $20 million isobutylene plant. The firm, which currently ranks third in the world in its specialized market of antioxidan; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Atussa Sarvestani, product manager of sustainable packaging at NNZ BV in Groningen, the Netherlands, discusses the changing global market for degradable plastics packaging, and what factors are driving the sector, at K 2007.; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; First Paulson ad; PET bottles with handles? Bekum is making them at K 2007, on a new BM 406 D extrusion blow machine. Christian Richard and Gary Carr explain the technology to Plastics News.; ENG intro with sponsor; Xrite preroll; Alexander Müller, managing director of Battenfeld Injection Molding and a member of the board of its parent company, Adcuram, speaks about the strategy that the German private equity firm has for Battenfeld. At K2007, Adcuram announced a deal to buy; Xrite postroll; ENG intro with sponsor; Second Paulson ad; Kota Aoki, director and general manager of the sales and marketing department for Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., highlights two machines at K 2007: the ASB-15N/10E, which is the company¿s first all-electric injection stretch blow molding machine, and t; English-language videos from the 2007 K show in Dusseldorf, Germany.