News from elsewhere on the web (28 Jan 2011)

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Continental AG, Lenders Said to Begin Talks Over $7.3 Billion Refinancing Bloomberg (Germany)

4.6 percent growth in rubber demand seen this year Group says consumption will continue to outpace supply in coming years Commodity Online (Malaysia)

Panic sales drag spot rubber prices The Hindu Business Line (India)

Global natural rubber prices to remain firm Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

NMCE Rubber gains on fresh buying Commodity Online (India)

Decline in spot rubber prices India Infoline (India)

Tokyo rubber jumps four percent Business recorder (Pakistan / Tokyo)

Solutia wants customer proximity, not cheap labor Reuters (Malaysia)

Hyosung to close Utica plant Central New York Business Journal (US - New York)

Rising input costs put pressure on retail prices Business Daily (Kenya)

Akron Council mulling two apartment use requests Akron.com (US - Ohio)

Goenka: Going on 50 The Hindu Business Line (India)

Harrisons Malayalam eyes Africa rubber plantations Financial Express (India)

Harrisons Malayalam eyes Africa rubber plantations MSN (India)

Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry exports increase Viet Nam News (Vietnam)

Vietnam's exports up 18 percent in January Voice of Vietnam (Vietnam)

GM looks to China, emerging markets for global growth Xinhua (China)

Beijing's car market sluggish after plate lottery Xinhua (China)

Experts Highly Recommend Snow Tires For Winter Months WTOV9 (US - Ohio)

From sand to super turf, rugby in UAE has evolved TheNational (UAE)

MAYSA's Reddan Soccer Park awarded $100,000 Footprint Fields Grant from US Soccer FoundationPress release from MAYSA (US - Wisconsin)

Illegal tyre piles breed future mosquito invasions Florida Today (US - Florida)

Tyres price hike warning issued Austrian Independent (Austria)

Tyre price hike Australian Bus & Coach (Australia)