News from elsewhere on the web 03/October/07

(8 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.

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Bekaert lays off Rome workers Rome News Tribune (US)

Local tyres to meet SLCTB demand Sri Lanka Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Fire destroys Gates Rubber plant KRCG Online (US)

Industry seeks cut in rubber import duty Yahoo (India)

Price tag: Tires The Oregonian (US)

Exxon follows Shell in divesting from South America

Budapest Business Journal (Hungary)

Yokohama Develops New Wet Weather Race Tire The Auto Channel (US)

Tire amnesty scheduled for Eparto, Winters Daily Democrat News (US)