News from elsewhere on the web (23 August 2012)

(22 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.

ERJ editorial staff strongly advises readers to heed the warning below, these stories are not confirmed, and may contain mistakes.

This is an external link and should open in a new window. If the window does not appear, please check your pop-up blocking software. ERJ is not responsible for the content of external sites.

PetroChina cuts ex-works butadiene prices in northeast by 9% Wednesday Platts (Singapore)

Rubber Prices Expected to Rise in 2013 tempointeractive (Indonesia)

Government has 15 days to resolve rubber price problem Pattaya Mail (Thailand)

UTCC: Rubber prices won't bounce back BangkokPost (Thailand)

Rubber growers demand help on falling rubber prices Pattaya Mail (Thailand)

Thailand Plans $476 Million More For Rubber Intervention Reuters via IRCo (Thailand)

Staff face the axe at Melksham tyre factory This is Wiltshire (UK - Wiltshire)

'62% DSO residents, visitors risk lives on bad tyres' Gulf Today (Dubai)

Rubber flooring improves herd health and profits Farmers' Guardian (Ireland)

Skellerup profits soar 22pc NZ Herald (New Zealand)

Skellerup reports record profit, increases dividend Business Scoop (New Zealand)

Skellerup likely to move west in Christchurch Sharechat (New Zealand)

Skellerup to close Woolston factory The Press (New Zealand)

'Supermax to gain from rubber price decline' Business Times (Malaysia)

Goodyear India - 2QCY2012 Result Update - Angel Broking Equity Bulls (India)

Shares of tyre manufacturers soar as price of rubber skids Economic Times (India)

Tyre dealers demand price cuts as rubber prices drop Mydigital FC (India)

Widening production-supply gap sees rubber imports increase Business Standard (India)

Tyre shares rally, Ceat soars 11% Business Standard (India)

Auto dealers inventories pile up China Daily (China)

Tyre factory site sold to Auckland developer The Press (New Zealand)

Mars rover Curiosity shows off its new tire tracks Examiner (US / Mars)