News from elsewhere on the web (17 June 2009)

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Michelin to Cut 2,900 Jobs in French Reorganization Bloomberg (France)

Korean sellers hike BD offers as deep-sea supply dries up ICIS (Singapore)

Apollo Tyres drops sharply...Michelin to sell remaining stake: reports India Infoline (India)

Further job cuts in German processing industry Just4 Business (Germany)

Freudenberger marschieren wieder Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (Germany)

Freudenberger march again Above story auto-translated into English (Germany)

Et Bridgestone à Béthune ? La Voix Eco (France)

And Bridgestone Béthune too? Above story auto-translated into English (France)

Hybrids, electric cars create big opportunities for tire industry Open Road (US - USA Today supplement)

TPMS technology evolves Fleet Equipment (US trade magazine)

Gujarat Reclaim Board recommends 175% Dividend for 2008-09 Equity Bulls (India)

Farmers expect better income with RUBBER Project Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)

Liberia: Liberia rubber plantation workers on strike action again Liberian Times (Liberia)

Goodyear Brings Vulco Retail Concept To W. Africa Ghanaian Times (Ghana)

A New (Tire) Revolution PhilStar (Philippines)

Henry Ford Sought Rubber Industry in Amazon 'Our Town': Books ('Fordlandia' review) Bloomberg (US)

Fear of being sacked led manager to set his tyre workplace ablaze The Herald (UK - Scotland)

Garage boss burned down centre he ran BBC (UK - Scotland)

Tyre blaze continues to burn - three weeks on Chad.co.uk (UK - Nottinghamshire)