News from elsewhere on the web (17 August 2011)

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SINTEC ETHIOPIA PLC (To commission expansion of tyre factory) 2Merkato (Ethiopia - scroll down to section 2: Commissioning))

Fenner Dunlop $20m conveyor expansion Perth Now (Australia)

Bridgestone expansion gets $50,000 boost from Polk County Des Moines register (US - Iowa)

Cabot Corporation (strong buy) Zacks (US - Wall Street)

Tire Recycling Basics Recycling Today (US)

Excise duty collections on cars vrooms with sales in 2010-11 The Hindu Business Line (India)

Truckers to begin strike from midnight India Transport (India)

Burma exempts taxes on farm exports Bangkok Post (Thailand / Burma)

Seven export items granted tax exemption Myanmar.com (Myanmar)

Special investigation: TV company takes millions from Malaysian government to make documentaries for BBC... about Malaysia The Independent (UK)

Rubber tapper shot dead in Narathiwat MCOT (India)

Rubber tapper killed in Narathiwat Bangkok Post (Thailand)

Get a Grip! Performance tyres drove the record climb of this year's Pikes Peak international winner. What's on your car? NWI (US - Indiana)

Why Condoms Break and Slip Off EmpowHer (US)

Proposal would mandate use of condoms in L.A. porn films Los Angeles Times (US - California)

AHF to Hire Signature Gatherers for All-Condom Initiative AVN (US - California)