News from elsewhere on the web (27 Feb 2009)

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LOOP Requests Class Rep Role In Marine Hose MDL law360 (US)

Bridgestone not shelving plans for mining tyre plant Mmegi ONline (Botswana / Japan)

Fire erupts at carbon black plant Amarillo.com (US - Texas)

Goodyear to trim work schedule to five days State Gazette (US - Tennessee)

Goodyear'den 54 kisi ayrildi Ozgur Kocaeli. (Turkey)

Goodyear'den left 54 people Above story auto-translated into English

Steel wire and cable trade-remedy duties Engineering News (South Africa)

'Domestic consumption protecting India' The Hindu Business Line (India)

Nano finally gets a launch date The Hindu Business Line (India)

India exports rubber to US and other Asian countries Economic Times (India)

Latexx to raise glove output The Star (Malaysia)

Myanmar keen on Vietnam market, investments Thanh Nien (Vietnam)

Vietnam reports trade-balance surplus for first time since 2006 Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

Indonesia still on radar of Malaysian planters The Star (Malaysia)

SA factory inflation slows more than expected Business Report (South Africa)

Lockout at PTL continues as talks break down The Hindu Business Line (India)

Volkswagen set to double China sales chinadaily.com (China)

CNPC, key domestic firms ink agreements on synthetic rubber China Newswire (China)

Clark Rubber bounces back Smart Company (Australia)

Closure of Clark rubber stores a mystery Gold Coast (Australia)

Bounty hunters bury Port Arthur in tires Beaumont Enterprise (US - Texas)

Edna nonprofit seeks help to buy rubber mulch for playground Victoria Advocate.com (US - Texas)