News from elsewhere on the web (02 June 2009)

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Global rubber consumption seen down 7 pct in 09-IRSG Guardian (UK / Singapore)

Alliance Tire closes part of Israel operations Globes Onlne (Israel)

Rubber futures top Rs 100/kg The Hindu Business Line (India)

SpaceShipTwo Rocket Tests Successful Aviation Week (US - California)

MANULI: ASCOLI, PRODUZIONE FABBRICA RIPRENDE IL 7 GIUGNO AGI (Italian language)

MANULI: ASCOLI, re-starts FACTORY PRODUCTION ON 7 JUNE AGI news (Italy -- above story translated back into English)

Service, a new Goodyear orientation in Romania Romanian Business Transport (Romania)

Michelin program aims to offset impact of plant closing OA now (US - Alabama)

Colony Tire will move production to Edenton, N.C., plant Pilot ONline (US - North Carolina)

Natural rubber output falls 10% as dry weather lowers yield Business Standard (India)

Tyre plant would save Rs. 44 m annually - Minister Daily News (Sri Lanka)

MRF union workers to approach SC MyDigital (India)

China's e-commerce to surpass the US within a decade www.people.com (China)

Gearing up for green auto era China Daily (China)

Factory's social club manager to retire after 26 years This is Wiltshire (UK - Avon)

Worker Dies When Truck Tire Explodes at New Jersey Firm Insurance Journal (US - New Jersey)

Frank Lowe Rubber & Gasket Co. Inc. Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Status US Glass news (US - Ohio)

Crews tackle 400,000 tyre fire This is Nottingham (UK)

Continental: Business As Usual With General Motors CNN Money (US / Germany)

NH Auto Parts Plant (Freudenberg) Watches GM Bankruptcy WMUR (US - New hampshire)

Many Ohio manufacturers preparing for the worst Akron Beacon Journal (US - Ohio)

Gov't to monitor possible fallout from GM failure in Japan Trading markets (Japan)

GM bankruptcy filing to have no impact on China business Chinaview (China)