News from elsewhere on the web (05 May 2010)

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Continental AG Weighs IPO for Tire Unit, Handelsblatt Reports Bloomberg (Germany)

Contis Reifen könnten bald an die Börse rollen Handelsblatt (Germany)

Conti tires could soon roll on the stock market Above story auto-translated into English (from German)

OMNOVA raises price for Styrene Butadiene Products Fibre2Fashion (Global)

Spot rubber rules steady The Hindu Business Line (India)

New EU tyre labelling scheme criticised (By Conti UK) GirlRacer (UK)

Fire at Yokohama Tire in Salem WSLS10 (US - Virginia)

Rubber production up 15% in April The Hindu Business Line (India)

Apollo Tyres to increase prices again by 4% in Ju The Hindu Business Line (India)

Tyre-makers seek duty-free import of natural rubber The Hindu Business Line (India)

Coshed by rubber, tyremakers scream DNA (India)

Industry demands duty-free import of natural rubber SME Times (India)

Rubber Industries not Happy with Steep Price Rises Blog of India (India)

Tyre prices may go up 25pc on high rubber costs: Manufacturers Economic Times (India)

Rubber Industry reiterates demand for Futures ban Commodity Online (India)

Sales of home-made cars up 40% in April Xinhua (China)

State House Considers Tire Burning "Green" Chicagoist (US - Illinois)