News from elsewhere on the web (20 May 2008)

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Goodyear May Build Plant in Yaroslavl Kommersant (Russia)

Ceat setting up greenfield radial facility in Gujarat MoneyControl (India)

Tire workers set to strike on May 31 Zaman (Turkey)

Giti Tire, 2 others join HK IPO pipeline Reuters (China)

Cartelization in tyre industry SteelGuru (India)

Apollo Tyres plans expansion in India MeriNews (India)

Natural rubber sports new logo Sify (India)

New regulation may put EU out of REACH for some exporters Live Mint (India)

Tyre body seeks rubber cess waiver Economic Times (India)

Blumenthal Urges DEP To Assign Artificial Turf Study Courant.com (US - Connecticut)

Costly Natural Rubber Hits Indian Condom Producers Bernama (Malaysia)

Vietnam's first carbon black joint venture signed Thanh Nien (Viet Nam)

Southern province to make carbon black Vietnam News Service (Viet Nam)

Phillips Carbon black signs JV pact with Unit of Vinachem Top News (India)

One more rubber processing plant inaugurated Nhan Dan (Viet Nam)

Liberia: Firestone Continues Rubber Stumps Distribution The Inquirer (Liberia)

Rubber futures traders seek compensation Financial Express (India)

Goodyear rolls out new tire technologies in the Middle East AME info (Dubai)

Mahalaxmi Rubtech to invest 400mln-500 mln rupees in FY09 Reuters (India)

Airbus: China needs 2,800 aircraft in 20 years China Daily (China)

April vehicle sales growth slows to 14% CE.cn (China)

Looser policy on auto joint venture expected China Daily (China)

Auto prices see 1st monthly drop in 2008 China Daily (China)

Vehicle sales post slow rise as demand curbed Shanghai Daily (China)

Brilliance Auto, BMW consider auto finance joint venture China Daily (China)

How balloons took off Sacramento Bee (US - California)