News from elsewhere on the web (01 Oct 2008)

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The Slippery Stakes - Wet Road Tyre Grip AutoSpeed.com (UK)

Spot rubber declines to Rs 112 a kg The Hindu Business Line (India)

India to become 3rd largest rubber consumer by 2020 TheHindu (India)

Ceat may set up a radial tyre plant in Gujarat ThaiIndian News (India)

Goodyear closes plant for a week Gadsden Times (US - Alabama)

Rumors of layoff at Goodyear [Danville] plant untrue Danville News (US - Virginia)

GOODYEAR TYRES TO HALT PRODUCTION FOR EIGHT DAYS (Adapazari and Izmit ) Turkish press (Turkey) -- (scroll down or search for 'Goodyear')

Nippon Oil restarts butadiene plant Polymer Update (Japan)

European Chemical Clampdown Reaches Across Atlantic Scientific Amrican (US)

India Apr-June synthetic rubber output rises 2.6 pct Reuters (India)

Nano project: Ratan Tata to meet Buddhadeb on Friday The Hindu Business Line (India)

Myanmar targets larger rubber production to boost export Balita (Philippines)

China's auto imports rise 35% in first 8 months Xinhua (China)

Phillips Carbon Black announces commissioning of Durgapur power plant MyIris (India)

Huge blaze at tyre centre probed BBC (UK - Scotland)