News from elsewhere on the web (12 Oct 2009)

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Nissan may bust a nut under pressure, recalls 143,000 over tire monitoring woe AutoBlog (US)

Michelin exec gives mixed outlook on tyre demand Reuters (US / France)

Sharjah firm's German tyre deal skids to a halt The National (UAE)

POLL-TOCOM rubber seen at 190.0 yen/kg by end-October Alibaba (India / Tokyo)

China Nurtures Futures Markets in Bid to Sway Commodity Prices Wall St Journal (US /China)

Rubber price uptrend set to continue Business Times (Malaysia)

Rubber regains its bounce Sun Daily (Philippines)

Behr exec set to be Continental AG CFO-sources Reuters (Germany)

Feuer in Dätwyler-Werk 20 Minuten (Switzerland)

Fire at Daetwyler factory Above story auto-translated into English (from German)

Grosser Sachschaden bei Brand in Schattdorf Zisch (Switzerland)

Large property damage in case of fire in Schattdorf Above story auto-translated into English (from German)

JK Tyre, Ceat up tyre prices by up to 4 pc Economic Times (India)

HLL Lifecare turns to overseas markets ThaiIndian (India)

Dong Nai In Vietnam Attracts Investment Bernama (Malaysia)

Plantation companies say management fees brought down Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Impact of quake on Sumatra's commodities and energy Commodities Online (Indonesia)

Farmers abandon Binh Duong cashew project Vietnam News (Vietnam)

Myanmar, S Korean businessmen to boost co-op in industrial sector Xinhua (Myanmar)

China

Record sales month for GM across China China Daily (China)

Illegal export of tyres to Vietnam lands company in court Original Bristol (UK - Bristol)