News from elsewhere on the web (01 May 2009)

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Apollo Tyres to spend Rs 700 crore on Chennai Greenfield Facility TopNews (India)

Federal Antimonopoly Service approved of a purchase deal between UralVagonZavod and Holding SIBUR-Russian Tires (SRT sells Uralshina) FedPress (Russia)

Dumping duty on tyre fibre for five more years Economic Times (India)

Dow Chemical May Sell, Spin Off Agriculture Unit (and SBR unit) Bloomberg (US)

More layoffs planned at Normal's Bridgestone Firestone plant Pantagraph.com (US - Ohio)

Secret camera was to catch drug users, factory confirms Wiltshire Times (UK)

Process-roller supplier undergoes far-reaching reorganisation Engineering News (South Africa)

JK Tyre Q2 net dips 40% The Hindu Business Line (India)

Fitch places continental AG on rating watch negative Reuters (Germany)

Citi Downgrades Goodyear Tire (GT) to Hold StreetInsider (US - Wall Street)

GOLDMAN SACHS RAISES GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO TO NEUTRAL FROM SELL interactive investor (US - Wall Street)

Aliapur : 42 millions de pneus de voitures traités en 2008 Actu-Environnement (French language)

Aliapur: 42 million tires of cars handled in 2008 Above story auto-translated into English

Sameer plans expansion drive despite gloom in tyre market Business Daily (Kenya)

NLC to sue latex Foam MyJoyOnline (Ghana)

30,000 hectares of land eyed for rubber plantation Manila Bulletin (Philippines)

Tire fire under control, crews could be on scene for days VolunteerTV (US - Tennessee)

KFD: Tire recycling center fire could burn for days WBIR (US - Tennessee)

April 2009 recall notices (Exedra G850G motorcycle tires) Motorcycle.com (US)

Sweet, rubber and made in NI (Celebrating John Boyd Dunlop) BBC (UK - Northern Ireland)