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Breaking News & Features Playlist >>
Spot news and features from Plastics News reporters in the field. This includes timely interviews with newsmakers and brief clips that feature interesting companies.

Material Insights Playlist >>
Plastics News' weekly series is about anything related to North American materials: supply, demand, pricing, mergers and acquisitions, novel applications, new resins, compounding or distribution news or trends, etc. Akron, Ohio-based senior reporter Frank Esposito, who covers those topics, is the program's primary host.

By Design 2010 Playlist >>
This weekly series of Plastics News videos was produced as the result of interviews with industry presenters and attendees at the Industrial Designers Society of America 2010 conference in Portland, Ore.

Plastics in Medical Devices Playlist >>
These features from Plastics News Global Group's inaugural North American medical devices conference, held in April 2010 in Westlake, Ohio, focus on the supply chain -- from polymer and equipment suppliers and plastics processors to product designers, device makers and pharmaceutical OEMs.

Home + Housewares Show 2010 Playlist >>
Plastics News reporter Rhoda Miel's video essays from the March 2010 Home + Housewares Show in Chicago feature interviews with, among others, brand representatives for improved plastic beverage containers and cupcake bakers who are using innovative new plastic tools.

Executive Forum 2010 Playlist >>
This video series includes interviews with several speakers at PN's annual industry conference in March 2010 in Tampa, Fla., discussing the latest developments in emerging Asian and Middle Eastern markets, as well as bioplastics' future and resin trends.

14th PN Processor of the Year Playlist >>
These video features offer a glimpse into the production facilities and the business philosophies of the four 2009 finalist companies: GW Plastics Inc. of Bethel, Vt.; Montrose Molders Corp. of South Plainfield, N.J.; Plastikos Inc. of Erie, Pa.; and repeat finalist PolyPipe Inc. of Gainesville, Texas. Top executives from all four firms share their recession-fighting techniques in interviews with Plastics News.

North American Auto Show 2010 Playlist >>
Plastics News bureau chief Rhoda Miel shot several video essays at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, held Jan. 11-24 in Detroit. Among other topics, Miel reported on Norwegian carmaker Think's preparations for manufacturing its City electric car in Indiana.

By Design 2009 Playlist >>
These videos were culled from interviews and speaker presentations the Dulles, Va.-based Industrial Designers Society of America's 2009 conference in Miami. This PN original weekly series features design leaders from North America and beyond, as well as materials and plastics industry officials, educators and students.

Focus on NPE2009 Playlist >>
Plastics News Global Group posted 17 news and feature videos from the show floor during the June 22-26 NPE2009 exhibition in Chicago. PN's team of reporters worked with videographer Steve Raddock to help tell the story from McCormick Place.

'Managing Through Crisis' Series Playlist >>
This series, shot at PN's 2009 Executive Forum, offers insights from industry executives, consultants, analysts and attorneys on everything from coping with bankruptcy pressures and supply-chain disruptions to entering new markets.

'Spotlight on Materials' Series Playlist >>
This six-part series, shot at PN's 2009 Executive Forum, provides insights into processor resin-buying strategies, prospects for various virgin and recyled resins, and an overview of Israel's materials sector.

Design & Innovation Playlist >>
Skillful design is the engine driving many products to market. In these clips -- shot primarily at the Industrial Designers Society of America's 2008 annual conference in Phoenix -- designers, educators, students and several OEMs discuss concept, strategy and execution, as well as the plastics industry's interaction with the design community.

Sustainability & Green Business Playlist >>
Hear about sustainability and "green" practices from processors, OEMs, resin suppliers, designers, consultants, recyclers and an FTC official who spoke at the Plastics News/SPI Sustain '08 conference in Chicago.

Emerging Markets for Plastics Playlist >>
Recorded at TEMPI 2008, the "Townsend Emerging Markets for the Plastics Industry" conference in Las Vegas, this seven-part series offers insights into some of the world's most-promising plastics markets.