News from elsewhere on the web (12 May 2011)

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China may hijack value-addition biz if natural rubber gets dearer: Industry Financial Express (India)

Spot rubber down on global cues The Hindu Business Line (India)

Spot rubber down India Infoline (India)

Rising India consumption to provide firm support for rubber prices Commodity Online (India)

Ruia Europe dream gets buyout boost Calcutta Telegraph (India)

Ruias buy two European automotive sealing firms MydigitalFC (India)

Can you spare a spare? Some cars no longer come with spare tyres, standard KMOV (US - Missouri)

Bekaert Falls Most in Five Months in Brussels on Slow China Bloomberg (Belgium)

Karbochem: Dedicated to development Business Excellence (South Africa)

Hartalega reports FY11 net profit of RM190 million Borneo Post (Malaysia)

Bridgestone allots B140m to expand car maintenance Bangkok Post (Thailand)

Tyremasters Want Lands Boss Jailed for Contempt of Court Nairobi Star via AllAfrica (Kenya)

JK Tyre crosses sales of 3mn Truck/ Bus Radials India Infoline (India)

Ruia Group Acquires Auto Ancillary Cos Standard Profil, Meteor VCCircle (India)

Rubber production up 6.2% in April The Hindu Business Line (India)

Tyre units seek duty-free import of 2 L. tonnes NR RubberMarketNews (India)

[Thai] Rubber-based industry slowing down RubberMarketNews (India)

India: Rubber production up 6.2% in April RubberMarketNews (India)

Now gangs target rubber consignments Economic Times (India)

Rubber and tyre industry bodies call for duty-free import of NR Business Standard (India)

March Rubber Output Down 29.1 Per Cent Bernama (Malaysia)

Global Cocoa Outlook: Côte d'Ivoire Focus Emerging Markets (Cote D'Ivoire)

Vehicle prices fell in April China Daily (China)

Volkswagen to launch electric China Daily (China)

Burning Too Much Rubber Could Leave a Hole in Your Pocket (tyre prices surging) CBS6 (US - Virginia)

Opinions on Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Titan International Inc. -- The Tire Makers See Improvement With Automotive Industry Stock Call (US - Wall Street)

Jobs on line as tyre outlet closes in surprise move Bay of Plenty Times (New Zealand)

Swedish dairy producers a model of smart farming Guide2 (New Zealand)

Goodyear airship: from Turin-Aeritalia, from yesterday at Rome-Urbe airport Avio news (Italy)