News from elsewhere on the web (24 Feb 2009)

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Turkish tyre companies suspend production due to economic crisis Hurriyet Daily (Turkey)

400 will lose their jobs under Goodyear agreement Virginia Business (US - Virginia)

Pay slashed at Goodyear Wolverhampton Express & Star (UK)

Dunlop Zim to raise production levels Sunday News (Zimbabwe)

Tyre production in Trayal begins (once more) €mportal (Serbia)

State could help Schaeffler -German state head Reuters (Germany)

Schaeffler needs up to 6 bln eur in finance Reuters (Germany)

Schaeffler Agrees to Give Workers Board Seats, Stake Bloomberg (Germany)

10 Best Uses for RFID Tags (no5 Pirelli's CyberTire) Wired (US)

Metzeler: Lindau hat ganz Europa im Blick SZON (German language)

Metzeler: Lindau has all of Europe at a glance Above story auto translated into English (Geneally positive view at Cooper-Standard subsidiary)

W. Salem's Johnson Rubber lays off 24 Daily Record (US - Ohio)

Century Textiles & Industries Suspends Operations Partly at Tyre Yarn Plant China Chemical Fibres (India)

Lockout at MRF's Puducherry plant The Hindu Business Line (India)

Labour unrest forces lockout at MRF's Chennai plant Business Standard (India)

Kesoram Ind delays launch of tyre units Reuters (India)

Wellcall focuses on R&D to keep market share The Edge (Malaysia)

Glove makers tighten standards The Star (Malaysia)

Vietnamese rubber exports booming Vietnamese army (Vietnam)

Over 9,000 tonnes of rubber exported in February Nhan Dan (Vietnam)

Tarda signs deal to buy rubber dam from China Business Daily (Kenya)

Condom sales rise as slowdown bites Economic Times (India)

Davao Oriental plans to develop 500 ha into rubber plantations Business World (Philippines)

China aims to cut auto groups to 10 from 14 CE.cn (China)

Chrysler denies Chinese purchase talks chinadaily.com.cn (China)

Latex company signs national deal Con Post (US - Connecticut)

Tested: Snobootz winter traction aid for car tires Consumer Reports (US)