News from elsewhere on the web (08 August 2012)

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Tyre sales to get levy in October (Alternative tyre recycling plan proposed) Business Day (South Africa)

Kossan eyes upstream move (wants to buy plantations) The Edge (Malaysia)

Huge blaze at Henniges (Former factory in Welland burns) Welland Tribune (Canada - Ontario)

Tyrepower appoints Initiative as national media agency MUmbrela (Australia)

Risk re-classified for carcinogenic everyday substance: X-ray expert "decodes" diesel soot ChemEurope (Switzerland)

'Customs, harsh operating environment killed Dunlop, Michelin' (Story on illegal copies of products in Nigeria) BizHallmark (Nigeria)

Corporate chiefs on how they survived their greatest crises (Aditya Birla) Economic Times (India)

Radialisation in truck segment gets a leg up from tyre OEMs MyDigitalFC (India)

If not potholes, rubber humps give motorists a bumpy ride Times of India (India)

Tyre demand may drop due to drought Economic Tms (India)

Rubber speed breakers cause chaos in Canacona Times of India (India)

Tripura not to allow rubber cultivation in tea gardens Business Standard (India)

Japan's Jun natural rubber imports fall 11% from May, down 17% on year Platts (Singapore)