News from elsewhere on the web (18 Oct 2012)

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Bridgestone to spend $3.5 bln in 2013 to expand tyre capacity Reuters (Japan)

Balkrishna Industries completes Phase I of expansion plan, Bhuj plant begins production The Hindu Business Line (India)

Rubber Climbs for Second Day on U.S. Production Increase, Spain Bloomberg (Japan)

Gates Corp. lays off 40 Denver employees DenverPost (US - Colorado)

New Bedford Plant Being Sold to Chinese Company WBSM (US - Ohio)

Motlow debuts mechatronics (new lab, degree in association with Bridgestone) DNJ (US - Tennessee)

HLIB places 'hold' call on Kossan Rubber Business Times (Malaysia)

Tyre company (Michelin UK) is on the right track, says MP ThisIsStaffordshire (UK - Stafford)

Kluang Rubber executive director resigns The Sun Daily (Malaysia)

HLIB Research Expects Demand For Rubber Gloves To Resume Uptrend Bernama (Malaysia)

Dongfeng Motor establishes overseas R&D center ChinaDaily (China)

Toyota not to close China factories: spokesman Xinhua (China)