News from elsewhere on the web 15/August/07

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Conti Supersonic gets Black Chili compound (Bicycle racing tyre tread) RoadCycling (UK)

Govt to exit from tyre making biz Indian Express (India)

Chinese tire maker lashes out against US recall, says importer is twisting facts AP via International Herald Tribune (US)

Volvo to launch new truck features (inc. TPMS) Volvo North America via American City Business Journals (US - Texas)

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Meets With the Federation of Liberian Youth Liberia Government (Liberia)

Demolition Of Gates Rubber Plant Begin TheDenver Channel (US - Colorado)

Status quo ordered on Dunlop land The Hindu (India)

GM to begin testing Volt electric car by spring Reuters, via Scientific American (US)

M&M ventures into Egypt, Brazil The Hindu Business Line (India)

Curbs on forex holdings scrapped China Daily (China)

Ford sees monthly record Shanghai Daily (China)

Car makers hit bump in the road Shanghai Daily (China)

Thousands of Unsafe Bridges to Be Fixed China Daily (China)

Datang to build new power plant in Shenyang (Steam output will be supplied to the nearby Shenyang Rubber Industrial Park ) China Knowledge (China)