News from elsewhere on the web (18 Sept 2009)

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WTO warns tyre trade measures could spill over Reuters (London)

Fatal Crash Prompts Toyota To Check Floor Mats KDKA (US - California)

RubberNetork seeks Strategic Sourcing Consultant (French market) Inkopers recruitment (Belgium / France)

Spot rubber gains on cues from futures The Hindu Business Line (India)

Kurzarbeit möglich bis Ende 2010 Badishe Zeitung (Germany)

Short time available until the end of 2010 (at Freudenberg) Above story auto-translated into English (From German)

Global Communications Firm Commit to Tyres Safety (buys TPMS for fleet) Crosby Herald (UK )

Asian tyre websites more for info than sales AsiaOne (Singapore)

Tires Q&A: How to choose the right tire for a Honda Odyssey Comsumer Reports Blog (US)

EPA drops ball on safety of shredded tires on playgrounds Charleston Gazette (US - West Virginia)

Choking hazard prompts children's shoes recall KMTR (US - Washington DC)

Steel imports nearly double in July to 5.6 lakh tonnes The Hindu Business Line (India)

Jalandhar rubber industry affected by rising price Business Standard (India)

Sri Lankan plantation unions sign sell-out pay deal World Socialist Web Site (Sro Lanka)

Sime Darby Plantation eyes African markets The STar (Malaysia)

"Special safeguard" to cause overcapacity in China's tire industry People's Daily (China)

Burning tyres to protect crop from frost brings fine Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)

Intro to Indoor Rock Climbing Gear Media Channel (US)

Huge tyre fire in Wem still burning a week later Whitchurch Herald (UK - Merseyside)

Drama as blaze rips through tyre site Selby Times (UK - Cumbria)

Judge needs 30 days to decide on tire plant Yakima Herald (US - Washington State)

Drama as blaze rips through tyre site Selby Times (UK - Cumbria)