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LAKE LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Captive molder Stihl Inc. is the 2014 Plastics News Processor of the Year.

LAKE LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Northstar Recycling Co. Inc., a plastics recycler based in East Longmeadow, Mass., was named the No. 1 company in Plastics News Best Places to Work awards.

Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin recently announced a recall of more than 17,000 cars, or roughly 75 percent of the vehicles it's made since 2007, because of counterfeit nylon resin in a throttle pedal arm made in China.

In spite of India's recent economic downturn, there was optimism at the recent Plastivision trade show in Mumbai. Plastics consumption in India is expected to double by 2020, to 20 million metric tons. Major end use markets like automobiles are growing. Car production in India is expected to also double to 6 million a year in that time. Plastics News China-based journalist Steve Toloken spent 5 days at Plastivision and filed this video report.

Electric cars may not have gotten the same buzz at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this year as they have in the past, but that doesn't mean they've disappeared. Watch this video report from the show on how suppliers and industry leaders see only growth ahead.

In 2000, two members of the Society of Plastics Engineers' Detroit chapter — Don Root of Uniplas Inc. and Bob Fischer of American Plastic Toys Inc. — brainstormed an idea for the section to collaborate on a toy donation. Now in its 13th year, SPE has donated more than 420,000 toys, which would be worth more than $1 million at stores. Watch this video report on the program.

Each year, seniors in the automotive design program at Detroit's College for Creative Studies design future cars based on briefings from businesses. This year, the American Chemistry Council sponsored the fall program, led by instructors Joann Jung and Eric Stoddard. Watch this video of the 14 students and some of their designs.

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — OK, so no metaphysical fictional force was involved, but with 219,000 visitors at this year's K show in Düsseldorf, how does a company like Formech draw visitors to the far side of Hall 4 when there is so much to see? Maybe by drawing on its history.

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — Additive manufacturing, in-mold labeling, fully automated work cells — K 2013 is a showplace for cool technology from suppliers of injection molding machines. Plastics News' Bill Bregar and Rhoda Miel created this video of molding-related highlights from the show floor.