News from elsewhere on the web (07 Sept 2010)

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Schaeffler CEO says no current plans to tie up with Continental AGFT Deutschland via Trading markets (Germany)

Turning a Minor Innovation into a Major Innovation (The origin of sipes) Business Strategy Innovation (US)

Spot rubber prices rule firm The Hindu Business Line (India)

Rubber Slips From Four-Month High as Oil Drop Cuts Appeal For Use in Tires Bloomberg (Japan)

Indonesia adjusts to looming China Global Times (Indonesia)

Jury Finds G159 Tires Made by Goodyear Responsible For 2004 RV Crash Auto-Mobi (US)

Motor industry strike spreads to Polokwane as deal proves elusive Business Day (South Africa)

Tyre strike enters second week, talks to resume on Tuesday Creamer's Engineering News (South Africa)

S.African state workers' strike suspended - unions-UPDATE 5 Reuters via Forexyard (South Africa)

South African State Workers Suspend Strike Actions to Consider Wage Offer Bloomberg (South Africa)

JK Tyre's Chennai plant will commence operations by Oct 2011 The Hindu Business Line (India)

Phillips Carbon Black hits 52-week high on fund buying India Infoline (India)

Tyre cos plan another hike to offset high input costs Economic Times (India)

Tyre industry to grow 12% but faces cost pressures Business Standard via Sify (India)

J.K Tyres may raise prices by 3-4 percent Economic Times (India)

Glasgow tyre store fire brought under control BBC (UK - Scotland)

Huge tyre blaze casts pall of smoke over city's south side Scotsman (UK - Scotland)