News from elsewhere on the web (25 August 2009)

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Kumho Tires Workers Strike Against Layoff Korea Times (Korea)

GM considers raising funding to keep Opel: sources US Daily (US - Michigan)

Goodyear, USW continue to talk Gadsden Times (US - Alabama)

Deep-sea styrene monomer polymerises in China amid peak summer season ICIS (Singapore)

US BD market ponders rare split settlement for September ICIS (Houston)

Titan tripped up by faulty tires Financial Post (Canada - Alberta)

Titan's Giant Tires Falling Flat in Alberta Oil Sands Bloomberg (Canada - Alberta)

Morry Taylor Blames the Boogeyman for Titan's Woes Heavy Treaddin' (US - blog)

ContiTech Beattie boosts turnover to £28m NE Business (UK)

Yule Catto profits expected to be ahead of expectations Works Management (UK)

Daetwyler Cables sees no recovery EE Times (Germany)

Skellerup upgrades the classic Kiwi gumboot 3news (New Zealand)

Nissan on the fast track with India car plan The Hindu Business Line (India)

JK Tyre targets sales turnover of Rs 40 bn this year myIris (India)

Rubber Output in India to Increase on Cooler Weather Bloomberg (India)

Rubber company expands Vietnam news Service (Vietnam)

Indonesia, Henan Sign Agreements For $200m Investments Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)

Cooper posts 40% growth in tire sales China.org (China)

First ZF rubber metal tech factory in China sets up in Shanghai Gasgoo (China)

Sinopec Becomes World's Largest SBC Producer industrial Info (China)

Chinese company's purchase of Hummer not yet approved: officials chinaview.com (China)

First ZF Elastometall tech factory in China sets up in Shanghai Alibaba (China)

Chinese investors to pour in $200 million Jakarta Post (China / Indonesia)

Goodyear Tire Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Accident Caused by Tread Separation AboutLawsuits.com (US - Texas)