News from elsewhere on the web (04 Nov 2009)

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Sinopec, Mitsui Chemicals to build 2 plants worth ¥60 bln China Knowledge (China)

Spot rubber prices unchanged The Hindu Business Line (India)

Rubber Jumps as Improved Car Sales Raise Tire Demand Outlook Bloomberg (Japan)

SABIC-Sinopec Tianjin project partly fills China petchems demand ICIS (China)

Tires Q&A: Tire rolling resistance Consumer Reports (US)

It's tough being perfect, but we found 7 condoms that are Consumer Reports (US)

Memphis Ordinance Passes Against Illegal Tire Dumping Eye Witness News (US - Tennessee)

General Tyre rolls to profit as car sales recover International News (Pakistan)

Dipped Products posts strong 1H performance Daily News (Sri Lanka)

ABC News investigates Toyota floor mats ABC7 (US)

MND to overhaul Fokker 50 aircraft after tire smoking incident Taiwan News (Taiwan)

Auto Expo is 2 months away, but fully booked The Hindu Business Line (India)

J K Tyres to invest Rs 1,200 crore in next 3-4 years for expansion Wheels Unplugged (India)

Slow output growth, demand rise to cause rubber shortage Business Standard (India)

Vietnam's 2010 rubber exports to rise 17 pct-trade Alibaba (Vietnam)

Liberian President Expresses Shock, Sadness at Death of PPCC Chairman Keith Jubah AllAfrica (Liberia)

Indonesia exports forecast to drop by 20% in 2009 China View (Indonesia)

Sinopec JV petrochem unit kicks off China Daily (China)

Beijing Auto plans own brand by 2010 China Daily (China)

Shanghai auto group on move in developing new energy cars ChinaView (China)