News from elsewhere on the web (24 July 2008)

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280 jobs saved at Pirelli (Manresa) plant Think Spain (Spain)

SABIC calls N America ABS, SBR FM on tight Butadiene ICIS (US - Texas)

Butadiene set for $1.36/lb in August Purchasing.com (US)

300 Wrexham (Prysimian) workers threaten strike Daily Post (UK - Wales)

Iran: Protesting workers at Kiyan-Tire torched parts of the factory's building National Council of Resistance of Iran (Iran)

RPT-India not to extend futures ban to new commodities Reuters (India) (India may lift ban on rubber futures trading)

The 96-inch Solution The Beacon (Canada- Ottawa)

Philips Carbon Black to hike production NewIndPress (India)

RPG-group company to set up plants in Gujrat, Vietnam Economic Times (India)

RPG owned PCBL plans Kochi plant expansion Press trust of India (India)

TOP GLOVE CORP TO OPT FOR ORGANIC GROWTH Sinchew.com (Malaysia)

Iran, Vietnam seek to boost direct trade Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)

PGMA stumbles upon promising rubber farming industry as she visits North Cotabato Philippines Information Agency (Philippines)

RP's 15-year rubber development program gets boost Philippines Information Agency (Philippines)

Against all odds, Turkish firms post profits Today's Zaman (Turkey)

Rubber Outgrowers Ban Child Labour Ghanaian Times (Ghana)

Dispute between farmers, rubber plant settled China.org (China)

Big improvements in Beijing air quality www.cctv.com (China)

Tyre Industry: Facing Extinction Leadership (Nigeria)

Plastic Motor Powered Directly By Light, Gizmodo (Japan)