News from elsewhere on the web (01 Sept 2008)

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Butadiene prices nosedive in Asia Polymer Update (Singapore)

Tamil Nadu clears projects worth Rs.96 bn (includes big Michelin project) ThaIndian news (India)

Tire makers feel deflated China Daily (China)

Burning rubber on ice (Testing winter tyres) Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)

PRODUCTION TO RESUME AT PIRELLI PLANT Cumberland News (UK)

PIRELLI WORKERS ASKED TO TAKE UNPAID LEAVE Cumberland News (UK)

ArcelorMittal, union still working toward contract Cleveland.com (US - Ohio)

MRF forays into Aviation Tyre business; to invest Rs 150-250 crore Stock watch (India)

TOP GLOVE FACES FOREX & RISING COSTS CHALLENGES Sinchew.com (Malaysia)

Goodyear employees back at work in Fayetteville plant WRAL.com (US - North Carolina)

Goodyear tire workers to return to work (US - North Carolina)

Tire plant behemoth disturbs Erie area Pittsburgh Live (US - Pennsylvania)

Iranian company claims first domestic production of nano-silica Small Times (Iran)

GM, Goodyear get the lead out Calgary Herald (Canada)

Fire destroys medical factory The Age (Australia)

No injuries reported in fire at Brimfield rubber (recycling) plant Kent News (US - Ohio)

Rubber exports near 400,000 tonnes Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

Chinese company offers butyl inner tubes Alibaba (China)

Main points of Vietnamese economy in eight months Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

Dongfeng drives H1 profit 27% higher Shanghai Daily (China)

Al Talayi Bridgestone launches 'Tyres and Safety' campaign on road security and safety AME Info (Dubai)

You've taken a gander at the giant Uniroyal Tire Detroit Free Press (US - Michigan)