News from elsewhere on the web (21 Sept 2009)

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Continental wants to keep tyre ops, ContiTech-CEO Reuters (Germany)

Continental wants to keep tyre ops, ContiTech-CEO FinanzNachrichten (Germany)

Ministry of Commerce supports tire industry Sohu.com (China)

RPG to foray into coffee chain business (and build tyre factory) Live Mint (country)

Asia SBR may fall on weaker China demand; Q4 talks hit snag ICIS (Singapore)

Price surge cheers up plantation sector The Hindu Business Line (India)

Melksham tyre factory workers' morale at 'all time low' Wiltshire Times (UK - Melksham)

Rubber alchemy from bankruptcy, tires Denver Post (US - Colorado)

Belarus issues January-August production results SteelOrbis (country)

Where the rubber meets the road (Comerio Ercole) Automation World (Italy)

Korea Kumho Petrochemical to build ABS plant in China Korea Herald (country)

Clarks children's shoes recalled UPI (US - Washington DC)

Indian cos now turn to UK's north-west region The Hindu Business Line (India)

CEAT: Hold The Hindu Business Line (India)

Richard Pieris Tyre Company Felicitates Dealers Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

FELDA urged to revise wage rate for plantation workers Malay Mail (Malaysia)

Supreme Court upholds statute of limitations of rubber sampling case The Nation (Thailand)

Court reconvenes sapling case Bangkok Post (Thailand)

Policy change threatens rubber nurseries Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

Top planner warns of overcapacity China Daily (China)

Neighbours fears as tyre-baling business gets green light Tewkesbury mag (UK - Evesham)

Four-Links - Michelin's 1972 truck tire-testing rig Global blog (US / France)