News from elsewhere on the web (03 Nov 2008)

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Butadiene prices nosedive (below $1000) in Asia PolymerUpdate (Korea)

Styrene Monomer prices in Asia below US$550/MT FOB Korea Plastemart (Korea)

HanKook Tire swings to loss in Q3 Asia Pulse via Trading markets (Korea)

China cuts petchems output as SMEs collapse ICIS (China)

Apollo Tyres to tap EU market with Greenfield unit in Europe Economic Times (India)

Rubber prices may ease further Business Times (Malaysia)

Michelin (Oklahoma & South Carolina) cuts back Greenville Online (US, South Carolina)

TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Cutbacks planned at Dunlop Tonawanda news (US - New York)

Michelin Dundee plant asks workers to stay away as slump bites Press & Journal (UK - Scotland)

Govt, Hindustan Latex sign MoU Express Buzz (India)

Aufine Tyre Appoints Al Saeedi as Gulf Distributor Khaleej Times (UAE)

Exporters cut crops to aid farm incomes FT (UK / Malaysia)

Malaysia's measures to restore confidence The Star (Malaysia)

Drop in rubber prices will halt before long-RRI Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Reduce supply to maintain rubber prices - RRI Director Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)

Risda Ventures To Tap Sarawak's Agropolitan Potential Bernama (Malaysia)

Indonesian Rubber Producers Expect Favorable Price Alibaba (Indonesia)

Sri Lanka's Horana Plantations Sept net up sharply on rubber boom LBO (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka Glove Maker's Profits Plunge 95 PCT in Sept QTR Yahoo News (Sri Lanka)

Pirelli calendar comes home FT Weekend (UK)

Tire recycling plant rolls into action east Oregonian (US - Oregon)

Ethiopia - Ethiopians do not use condoms because of the smell - magazine Mental Floss via blog page (Ethiopia)

Nacap use Pronal's advanced elastomer lifting cushion technology to solve problems of tricky pipeline lifts ferret (Australia)