News from elsewhere on the web (12 Feb 2009)

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China's Rubber imports fell 77.7% in January Mercopress (China / Uruguay)

Butadiene Price Takes A Dive Purchasing.com (US - Texas)

AvtoVAZ Debt Halts Delivery of Parts (blames Balakovorezinotekhnika) Moscow Times (Russia)

National automotive test tracks construction to start next month The Hindu Business Line (India)

Pirelli has no plans to spin off tyre unit-chmn iii (UK)

Gates Corp. of Siloam rehires laid-off , full-time employees NWA news (US - Arkansas)

Another shutdown looms at Henniges The Tribune (Canada - Ontario)

Goodyear plant's future hinges on vote DanRiver (US - Virginia)

Goodyear Union, Execs Reach Agreement abc13 (US - Virginia)

Apollo tyre to layoff 1,500 jobs Economic Times (India)

In Conversation: Onkar S Kanwar chairman & MD Apollo Tyres Economic Times (India)

Top Glove Profit Margins to Widen After Gas-Price Cut Bloomberg (Malaysia)

Company reports: INOUE RUBBER (THAILAND) The Nation (Thailand)

Rubber exporters to stockpile, wait for prices to harden Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)

Listed firms list reasons for last year's slump Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)

China-made passenger car sales up, market still dim Xinhua (China)

MEMS accelerometers: a fast-track to design success? EETimes (UK)

Halliwell tyre fitter's death 'was avoidable' Bolton news (UK - Lancashire)

Vehicle parts makers struggling to remain liquid Business Day (South Africa)

How the rubber hits the road Globe & Mail (Canada)