News from elsewhere on the web (23 August 2010)

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Russia's Sibur, Tatneft plan to merge tyre assets RiaNovosti (Russia)

US BD producer nominates up 2 cts for Sep, others see flat ICIS (US - Houston)

Rubber mart likely to be range-bound Business Times (Malaysia)

Pirelli won't get help from Bridgestone Planet F1 (Italy)

Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayii increases output by 76pct in H1 Steelguru (Turkey)

Picture is brighter for Freudenberg Citizen.com (US - New Hampshire)

Armenia's Chemical Plant Pledges To Pay Back Wages Azatutyun (Armenia)

New Plan for Recycling Gum into Toys and Tyres Scientific American (US / UK)

Striking S.Africa state workers defy court order Reuters (South Africa)

Prime minister tours Michelin plant Novanews (Canada - Nova Scotia)

Tyre makers issued with strike notice; components, motor retail set to follow Creamer's (South Africe)

Tyre Pressure Crucial to Vehicle Safety - Warnings May Be Inadequate Injury Board Blog (US)

Danish plan to launch space mission Metro (UK)

Fire at chemical warehouse again Daily Star (India)

Centre betrayed the rubber farmers: BJP DNA (India)

AIKS criticises govt move to cut import tariff on rubber MSN News (India)

Govt announces Rs.1,050 crore sops for exporters Sify (India)

Tyre stocks accelerate as J K Tyre plans price hike India Infoline (India)

Nifty strikes 31-month high; tyre makers rally India Infoline (India)

RP Goenka to split businesses between sons NDTV (India)

Asgiriya firm becomes sole agents for FENNER Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Geely's Volvo gets a Chinese parking place in Shanghai China Daily (China)

Alliance drives promotion of electric cars China Daily (China)

Green-car coalition China Daily (China)

16 firms combine to develop China's electric cars China Daily (China)

Global automakers eye massive market China Daily (China)

Properly Inflated Tires Can Save You Money and Help The Environment CarJunky (US)

Skoda: Failed Cambelt Can Be Costly AutoChannel (UK)