News from elsewhere on the web (16 Oct 2008)

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Chinese buyers default on 10,000 tonnes of rubber The Star (Malaysia)

Asia's rubber giants to discuss price falls Radio Australia (Australia)

IRCo calls urgent meet to support rubber prices Financial Express (India)

Falling Price of Rubber Hits Burmese Migrants Irrawaddy (Burma)

World financial crisis doubling up rubber industry Vietnam Bridge (Vietnam)

Pirelli to begin construction of tire plant in Togliatti in March Interfax (Russia)

Columbian Chemicals completes Hungary expansion Budapest Business Journal (Hungary)

Hankook Tire Cornered Korea Times (Korea)

Michelin Wants More Forbes (France)

Historic Polymer site under demolition London Free Press (Canada) Original Polymer/Polysar plant being demolished.

Amtel-Vredestein stopped production at the Kirov plant and cut production in Voronezh due to lack of current assets. Reuters via finmarket (Russia) - just a brief item - scroll down or search on 'Vredestein')

Mine machinery makers upbeat despite metal demand doubt Reuters (China) - includes extensive comments from Michelin's OTR president, Luc Minguet

Ravenna rubber business closes RecordPub (US - Ohio)

Rubber World Industries to supply top quality rubber insulation products to Horizon Tower project in Ajman EyeOfDubai (UAE)

Tyre manufacturing workers to be retrained Materials Handling (Australia)

Seven ways to limit latex contact Detroit News (US - Michigan)

BMW sees steady growth in China ChinaView (China)

Imports, prices of primary products go up sharply CE.cn (China)

Auto industry will survive a tough winter Shanghai Daily (China)

Guangzhou's auto industry remains robust Xinhua (China)

Trelleborg receives first Australian order for fluidising hose Fluid Handling (Australia)