News from elsewhere on the web (18 March 2009)

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Performance Fibers to stop production in Apr. from The Daily Sentinel

Domestic tyre makers going green from China Economic Net

Tyre makers oppose Asia Q2 SBR price hike from ICIS

Michelin is reinventing the wheel from News8 Austin

Pirelli to return to profit in 2009 - chairman from Reuters UK

e300,000 investment returns factory to five-day week from The Malta Independent

[SIBUR] rolled away from Amtel-Vredestein from kommersant.ru (auto translated to English

Michelin lays off nine in Bridgewater from Southshore News Now

Goodyear to temporarily shut down from Medicine Hat News

Global rubber demand outlook 'pessimistic' from Business Times

ONGC may sell 19% stake in Dahej plant from Business Standard

ONGC in 2nd round talks with 3 for selling 25% stake in OPaL from The Economic Times

GAIL to Get 19% Stake in ONGC's Dahej Plant from The Wall Street Journal

Ideal Standard in trench from Il Giorno (auto-translated into English)

DuPont pushes back Kevlar plant opening from Charelston Regional Business Journal

At the Dunlop plant in Amiens, the elections have been the effect of a hurricane from Le Monde (auto-translated into English)

Hedgehog and tankujacy fuel campaign Goodyear from Wirtualnemedia.pl

Malaysia's Overall Total Trade For 2008 Increased 6.8 Percent from Bernama

Bearcat joins the quest for 'greener' forklift tyres from Logistics Magazine

In Ostrava came in February on the work of more than one thousand people from moravskoslezsky.denik.cz

Rubber plant begins operations from natchezdemocrat.com

China details auto stimulus plan for rural residents from China Economic Net

Alliance of new energy autos founded in Beijing from China Economic Net

More price cuts for imported sedans from cctv.com

China to buy 50 KT rubber for reserve by mid-Apr -industry from Alibaba.com

Spring campaign, and Goodyear Dunlop Tires from Przy Kawie Marketing (auto-translated into English)

UPDATE 2-Lanxess slashes '08 div, says demand not recovering from Reuters

China '09 rubber demand to grow at slower pace-industry from Alibaba.com

Old Tires Become Timberland Boot Soles from GreenBiz.com

Boost rubber production, SON boss urges govt from Vanguard

Banks urged to support rural projects to reduce the burden of foreign debts - Prof Tissa Vitarana from Asian Tribune

Metmar expects earnings to treble from Business Day

Forbes Marshall forms Joint Venture with Vyncke Energietechniek from Machinist.in

Rubber plant comes down from Ohio.com

UPDATE 1-Sibur pulls out of Amtel debt talks, eyes assets from Reuters India

Fears over Norfolk tyre mountain from EDP 24

Fee for eco-friendly disposal of scrap tyres in 2010 from Business Report