News from elsewhere on the web (09 June 2008)

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China keen to set up tyre, steel units in West Bengal Thai-Indian (India)

Chinese cos keen to set up steel & tyre plants in Bengal Financial Express (India)

China to be India's largest tyre supplier China Knowledge (country)

Auto industry threatened by tire workers strike Today's Zaman (Turkey)

Taiwan`s Petrochemical Firms to Hike Product Prices CENS (Taiwan)

Tire shortage a big problem for companies that use heavy equipment knoxville news (US - Tennessee)

Iran plans to launch 12 petrochemical projects by March 2009 Teheran Times (Iran)

Russia's Sibur mulls IPO - chairman Reuters (UK / Russia)

Goodyear set to hike tire exports with new lease pact Manila Standard (Philippines)

RI's tire exports to Egypt may grow 15% Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

DA sets P220-M budget for rubber industry Daily Inquirer (Philippines)

Govt earmarks Rs 413 crore for rubber plantation The Hindu Business Line (India)

Labour crunch makes Kerala fancy rubber instead of paddy Thai-Indian (India)

Japanese car parts firm eyes low-cost segment Times of India (India)

Incentives for switching over to E85 fall short of the mark The Nation (Thailand)

Madurai rubber units hike product prices The Hindu Business Line (India)

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd more shares bought by International Equity Portfolio MFFAIS (US / Japan)

The old Gates Rubber Factory just got a bit more colorful 9News (US - Colorado)

Rubbery runway too smooth for comfort Calcutta Telegraph (India)

Car sales up 17.41% in first 5 months Xinhua (China)

Israeli-owned company in Ukraine tackles your old tires Jerusalem Post (Israel / Ukraine)