News from elsewhere on the web (24 March 2009)

Bulgaria Chemical Industry Collapses over Global Financial Crisis from Novinite.com

Goodyear, state agree on aid from cjonline.com

Shrinking inventories set the stage for rebound from livemint.com (Wall Street Journal)

Vietnam set to grow rubbers on Cambodia, Laos estates from Than Nien News

Clashes during Liberian rubber plantation strike from AFP

UPDATE:Thailand,Indonesia '09 Rubber Output To Remain Steady from The Wall Street Journal

Spot rubber prices gain

from Sify

Natural rubber demand picks up on auto sales from Business Standard

Vietnam urges rubber growers to cut output, may build stockpile from Than Nien News

NMCE Rubber Intraday Outlook 24th March, 09 from Commodity Online

Crude prices find temporary base after Opec cuts from Gulf News

3.5M DRIVE ON ILLEGAL TYRES from Daily Express

Tyre shredding plant rejected by planners from Sleaford Standard

JK Tyre wins the ICWAI National award for excellence in Cost Management from Web Newswire

Training program and the initiation of the Hankook University of Dunaújváros from Világgazdaság (auto-translated into English)

Palm firmer on crude uptrend from Business Times

Grant to Pay for Tire Dump Removal from Tri Cities

Reliable Tire Renews in Doraville from CoStar Group

Norwich Tire begins expansion project from The Evening Sun