News from elsewhere on the web (22 Feb 2012)

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Spot rubber improves with global cues The Hindu Business Line (India)

Tokyo rubber futures up Business Recorder (Pakistan / Tokyo)

Asia Rubber-China seeks Thai cargoes; major tyre makers buy Indonesian Reuters (Singapore)

Styron raises styrene-butadiene latex prices by $264/mt in March Platts (Switzerland)

Council to vote on justice center, Michelin agreements Independent Mail (US - South Carolina)

Bridgestone Sets Up TBR Tire Retread Plant in Taiwan CENS (Taiwan)

Tyremakers: pump up the profits FT.com (Lex column) (UK)

Workers pass Veyance closing plan Owen Sound (Canada)

Michelin Sees Wide-Base Tire Acceptance Reaching Tipping Point TruckingInfo (US)

Indonesia on Track for a Million Car Sales: Bahana Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)

Cooper Tire reaches union agreements WTVA.com (US - Ohio)

Double Coin increases focus on wide base, SmartWay tire lineup FleetOwner (US)

Consumer Electronic Shipments Fall 33.9% In Jan, Down 6th Straight Month Nikkei (Japan)

Rubber & Gasket Co. Renews at Carter Business Center CityBiz (US - Texas)

Reliance Ind, Russia's Sibur to set up $450-m butyl rubber venture The Hindu Business Line (India)

Mahindra plans to hit Russia in 18 months; mulls local assembly The Hindu Business Line (India)

Dunlop suspends work at Ambattur unit The Hindu Business Line (India)

Salaries in India to rise by 12%, outpacing Asia The Hindu Business Line (India)

Dunlop suspends operations at Chennai factory following industrial unrest LiveMint (India)

Pawan Ruia plans restructuring of Tamil Nadu plant Business Standard (India)

Rubber farmers in Kerala set precedent in futures trade LiveMint (India)

Rubber investments in Kingdom jump 255% Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)

Tawi-Tawi Advocates Rubber Tree Cultivation Manila Bulletin (Philippines)

Ten-year development plan for plantation sector Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Malaysia, Thailand Identify Six Areas To Enhance Cooperation Bernama (Malaysia)

Great Wall Motors opens factory in EU CNTV (China)

Tire recycling company VP charged with felony tire dumping abc action News (US - Florida)

Investigation continues into Fforestfach tyre fire - 8 months on This is South Wales (UK - Wales)