News from elsewhere on the web (19 August 2009)

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Kumho Tire to Shed 706 Workers Next Month Dong-a Ilbo (Korea)

Govt signs MoUs worth Rs 10,436 cr (includes Bridgestone plant in Pune) Times of India (India)

SBR makers post offers on weekly basis on feedstock BD surge ICIS (Singapore)

Soaring feedstock BD, SBR may hamper Chinese tyre industry ICIS (Singapore)

Price of tires to increase in Ontario? Calgary Herald (Canada - Ontario)

Expansion leaving scorch marks for Blackcircles Scotsman (UK - Scotland)

Saudi Arabia- SABIC scouts markets for overseas leverage mena FN (Saudi Arabia)

Manuli, la protesta scende in spiaggia Sambenedetto Oggi (country)

Manuli, the protest falls on the beach Above story auto-translated into English (from Italian)

DEMONSTRATION BEI PERFORMANCE FIBERS Augsburger Allgemeine (Germany)

DEMONSTRATION AT PERFORMANCE FIBERS (Bobingen)> Above story auto-translated into English (from German)

Switch to Rubber Bands Saves U.S. Foodservice 11% in Shrink Wrap Environmental Leader (US - South Carolina)

Fire Koneta Rubber Facility Wapak Quickly Controlled WohioTV (US - Ohio)

Tire Factory Accused of Polluting River Courthouse News service (US - Oregon)

Auto sales get leg-up from inland regions China Daily (China)

Beijing sees 261,000 new cars in Jan-July Xinhua (China)

Large tyre depot fire put out BBC (UK - Northern Ireland)

Green movement revives Tirex Connecticut Post (US - Connecticut)

Goodyear will retire its rubber museum Akron Beacon Journal (US - Ohio)

Beaumont tornado causes fear and panic, no fatalities chron (US - Texas)