News from elsewhere on the web (28 April 2007)

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Tokyo rubber hits 7-week high, tops 300 yen Reuters (Japan)

Polish chemical producer Synthos targets revenues of 1 bln euros by 2012 Forbes (Poland)

Butadiene availability remains severely constrained in Asia PolymerUpdate (Singapore)

Baosteel branch commissions special quality billet mill Steelguru (India / China)

Supermax gears up to meet higher demand The Star (Malaysia)

AV Birla to set up INR 600 crore carbon black unit in Mexico Press trust of India (India)

Sri Lanka tyre maker says no justification for share price increase Lanka Business Online (Sri Lanka)

Cheap rubber planting technique gaining currency NewIndPress (India)

Studded tire changeover date extended Peninsulka Clarion (US - Alaska)

Pressure's on for tyre safety Birmingham Mail (UK)

Facts and figures about China-EU trade People's Daily (China)

Norwegian firm buys Concord Tire Concord Monitor (US - New Hampshire)

Yangtze becomes China? largest butadiene producer PolymerUpdate (China)

Netherlands based butadiene plant to be shut by Shell in May PolymerUpdate (Netherlands)

Butadiene line restarted by Kumho Petrochemicals PolymerUpdate (Korea)

Quabaug Corp. Helps Environment Bounce Back Worcester Business Journal (US - Massachusetts)