News from elsewhere on the web (20 April 2009)

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Tokyo futures fall below 170 yen/kg as oil drops Reuters (Japan)

Rubber to Decline 35% as Tire Sales Signal Slump Bloomberg (Singapore)

Michelin steps up its OE operations in India CarWale (India)

Pirelli to cut staff at Burton factory Derby Telegraph (UK)

Russia's Sibur to cut capex, sees state loan soon Reuters (Russia)

Oakturn to build rubber tyre shredding plant in Sydney Materials Handling (Australia)

Phillips Carbon Black commissions power plant at Durgapur MyIris (India)

Dompok's first move is to help rubber smallholders The Star (Malaysia)

Rubber sector slows Phnomh Penh Post (Cambodia)

Brilliance Auto aims for 10% 2009 growth China Daily (China)

$450M WB loans for China rail, road projects Xinhua (China)

Global carmakers battle in Shanghai CE.cn (China)

“Alibaba.com Helped Us Attract Customers From Over 30 Countries” Alibaba (China)

Hankook Tire gets VW supply deal Korea Herald (Korea)

Talking tyres Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

BBC safety bosses need 6 people to change tyre Mirror.co.uk (UK)