News from elsewhere on the web 09/August/07

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Ceat zeroes in on Patalganga for off-the-road unit The Hindu Business Line (India)

Damage contained in Montpelier rubber plant fire (BRC, Indiana) The Star Press (US - Indiana)

Bekaert hopes to finalise Uralkord acquisition by end-year AFX via Forbes (Belgium / Russia)

Vredestein restructures management Bike Europe (Netherlands) -- Oudshoorn comments on Amtel management

Sidney Fogg (Former BP chemist, polychloroprene researcher dies) Daily Telegraph (UK)

Key Step Found In Latex Allergy Chemical & Engineering News (US)

Fiat acquires plastic supplier Ergom Financial Times via Euro2day (Italy) - refers to Fiat's investment in CF Gomma

House passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act CCH law (US)

Tire trade in trouble China Daily (China)

Fox Glove wins orders from US, Belgian hospitals Business Times (Malaysia)

Lower latex price expected to boost Supermax margins in short term The Edge (Malaysia)

Miami's "Big Wheels" Keep Latin America Rolling Hispanic Business (US - Florida)

Phillips Carbon Black net jumps 156.6 times in Jun`07 qtr MyIris (India)

Beluga residents fight mine plans KTUU (US - Alaska) - possible conveyor belt business in Alaska

Bumi to Build Power Plants, Conveyors to Cut Costs Bloomberg.com (Indonesia) - power firm to start making conveyor belts

Drives control world`s longest conveyor belt Drives and Controls (US - Texas) 19km single-belt claims to be world's longest

Strike at city Pirelli factory is called off Cumberland News (UK - Carlisle)

Tyre majors on expansion drive Economic Times (India)

Rubber group targets multi-sector development Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

India's rubber prices may rise as fever cuts output Reuters (India)

Binh Phuoc tackles rubber sector fallout VietnamNews (Vietnam)

Rubber becomes exciting when it stops stretching Economic Times (India)

Dip in sales to OEMs seen in Q1: Ceat Tyres MoneyControl (India)

Manitoba latest province to issue single, wide-base tire policy Today's Trucking (Canada)

Cabinet okays reopening of Travancore Rayons The Hindu Business Line (India)

Chery, Fiat reach local JV pact China Daily (China)

Strong vehicle sales drive up profits by 66% China Daily (China)

China's auto exports more than double Xinhua (China)

China Dongfeng to invest $1 bln in own-brand cars Reuters (China)

Pirelli [Real estate] Seeks Partners to Enter Russia Moscow Times (Russia)

TPE Compound meets UL criteria for flame retardance. Thomas.Net / Teknor Apex (US)