News from elsewhere on the web (21 May 2008)

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EU to demand new safety features in cars Reuters (UK)

Shell, Unipetrol, Bayer Are Sued Over Rubber Cartel Bloomberg (UK)

Apollo Tyres OPM rises despite higher input costs Commodity Online (India)

Butadiene prices have skyrocketed Purchasing.com (US)

Sinopec completes construction of 100000 ton butadiene facility Plastemart.com (China)

Kesoram plans 25-bln-rupee expansion by 2009 Reuters (India)

Sealing components and anti vibration compounds from Motherson Elastomers Ferret (Australia)

Apollo plans to export off-the-road tyres The Hindu Business Line (India)

Shell, Unipetrol, Bayer Are Sued Over Rubber Cartel Bloomberg (UK)

Contaminants found on latex medical gloves The Province (Canada - Vancouver)

Rubber (recycling) plant accepting applications Natchez Democrat (US - Louisiana)

European chemical regulation raises new export barrier Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)

EU to demand new safety features in cars Reuters (UK)

Now, tyre industry under PMO scanner Hindustan Times (India)

Tyre sector sees 10% growth in 5 years - CARE Report Steel Guru (India)

Ban on futures trading: Anti-farmer, not anti-inflation The Hindu Business Line (India)

Cemex can burn tires for fuel in 120-day test, Ohio EPA Dayton Daily News (US - Ohio)

VW boosts Jan-Apr China car sales 28% CE.cn (China)

Production resumes [after quake] Shanghai Daily (China)