News from elsewhere on the web (11 April 2011)

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Asia butadiene faces downward push from SBR, SBS turnarounds, run cuts Platts (Singapore)

Rise in spot rubber prices India Infoline (India)

M'sian rubber market expected to continue uptrend this week The Star (Malaysia)

NMCE Rubber surges on fresh buying Commodity Online (India)

Rubber Futures in Tokyo Near One-Month High as Thai Floods May Cut Supply Bloomberg (Japan)

Record price for rubber SriLankan Rubber Industry (Sri Lanka)

TSRC Now Ranks as Top-5 SBC Producer Globally TSRC (Taiwan)

Parliament to grill State over $10m lost in Arusha tyre firm revival bid East African (Tanzania)

Govt determined to revive Arusha-based Tyre factory IPPMedia (Tanzania)

Goodyear Dunlop treads steady path Buffalo News (US - New York)

Michelin stays focused on research, innovation Greenville ONline (US - South Carolina)

Michelin man who is driving future of tyre plant Herald (UK - Scotland)

Saixiang Technology 2010 Earnings Down 9.9% Capital Vue (China)

Auto parts production restarts in Japan Xinhua (China / Japan)

Schrader Electronics Belfast Telegraph (UK - Northern Ireland)

Researchers eye 'soft generators' NZ Herald (New Zealand)

Progress with artificial muscles Energy Harvesting Journal (New Zealand)

US chemical profile: MDI ICIS (London)

JK to invest 7k cr to foray into power generation biz Times of India (India)

DR Congo to produce renewable energy from rubber tree Africa ONline (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Rubber thefts (following floods) sadden (YT Rubber Ltd) factory's owner Bangkok Post (Thailand)

China carmaker Chery sales up 26% in March Xinhua (China)

Buyers take foot off the gas as sales slow in passenger vehicle segment China Daily(China)

China's Q1 home-made auto sales up 8% Xinhua (China)

Float the yuan, lest inflation sink China Mena FN (China)

Bridgestone Metalpha marks 15 years with party for workers Leaf Chronicle (US - Tennessee)

Pressure's on for tyre jobs Herald Sun (Australia)