News from elsewhere on the web 13/Feb/08

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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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Asia BR hits record high on soaring BD ICIS (Singapore)

S.Korea Kumho signs $4 bln Vietnam construction MOU (but not in tyres) Reuters (Vietnam)

Union workers set for strike at Firestone [polymers] Beaumont Enterprise (US - Texas)

Rubberfest! A Tour of Continental Tyres' (bicycle tyre) Factory Singletrack (UK) Many pictures of bicycle tyre-making process at Conti's Korbach plant)

Tyre makers want cut in rubber import duty Reuters (India)

Fenner Acquires Prodesco Textile World (US - Pennsylvania)

Mahalaxmi Rubtech`s board to mull scheme of amalgamation MyIris (India)

Auto companies face heat of rising input costs Times of India (India)

Butte's Big Trucks keep mine operating Montana News Station (US - Montana)

Tire plant on fire near Goldsby airport 7 News (US - Oklahoma)

GM reports record $38.7b annual loss in 2007 CE.CN (China)

Govt plans safer roads, waterways by 2010 China Daily (China)

Old tires find new role in protecting airport OC Register (US - California)

BHS turf rubber will come in one of four flavors Bainbridge Review (US - Washington State)