News from elsewhere on the web (17 Jan 2011)

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Chinese tire industry faces survival test People's Daily (China)

Braskem vai investir R$ 300 mi em fábrica Estadao (Brazil)

Braskem plans to invest $ 300 million in plant (Butadiene monomer from ethanol) Above story auto-translated into English (from Brazilian Portuguese)

Rubber Futures Climb to Record for Fourth Day on Supply Concern Bloomberg (Japan)

Headline The Hindu Business Line (India)

Another bullish week ahead for rubber market Malaysia Sun (Malaysia)

Kotagala Plantations fetch Rs.618 for rubber kilo in latest auction Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Rubber prices likely to remain firm on global cues: Dealers MSN (India)

Another bullish week ahead for rubber market The Star (Malaysia)

Rubber gains on firm export demand Commodity Online (India)

CD&R puts £650m price tag on Kwik-Fit FT.com (UK)

PAI launches Euro1bn CEP auction (anbd Kwik-Fit update FT.com (UK)

Tesco deal puts tyre firm on right road Scotland on Sunday (UK - Scotland)

Cos reduce natural rubber consumption One India (India)

Industrial Rubber manufacturing India Company News (India)

JK Tyres to hike prices by 2-4 pc by month end Economic Times (India)

Ferrari to gear up and drive sales China Daily (China)

Can I do without tire pressure sensors? Globe & Mail (Canada - Ontario)

Radial tires don't need warmup Boston Herald (UK - Massachusetts)