News from elsewhere on the web (06 Feb 2009)

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Bulgarian tycoon's Serbian tyre plant teetering on the brink Sofia Echo (Serbia / Bulgaria)

Sabanci's Kordsa says sees 15 pct lower sales in 09 Reuters (Turkey)

ElringKlinger sees business picking up Reuters (Germany)

Kolon Plays Innocent on DuPont Charges Korea Times (Korea)

TELECOM: TRONCHETTI, PIRELLI TO SELL STAKE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AGI (Italy)

Tyre plant to shut for fortnight News.com (Australia)

Bridgestone shutdown worries union ABC News (Australia)

Michelin cut to sell by Citi Marketwatch (London)

Excel Polymers lays off 65 employees State Gazette (US - Tennessee)

WORKERS CRITICISE HOURS CUT AT CARLISLE'S PIRELLI FACTORY Business Gazette (UK)

ARMENIA: LAYOFFS CARRY PROTEST POTENTIAL (1500 laid off at Nairit) Eurasianet.org (Armenia)

Sime Darby: Padi, rubber to make up 25% of plantation business The Edge (Malaysia)

KM Birla rejigs top brass at group cos Times of India (India)

Tata Motors sees no serious payment issue The Hindu Business Line (India)

Skoda UK Launches Tyre Awareness Campaign Auto Channel (UK)

Slowdown bites pineapple farmers Economic Times (India)

ITW Chemin proposes construction chemicals unit The Hindu Business Line (India)

Auto makers post sharp climb in sales Shanghai Daily (China)

Small car sales boom in Jan on tax cut Xinhua (China)

Auto sales 'surpassed US in Jan' China Daily (China)

Fire Breaks Out At Indiantown Tire Facility CBS12 (US - Florida)

Villagers' concerns over proposed tyre shredding plant Grantham Journal (UK)

Gas crisis cost Hungary 73 mln euros: minister Petroleum World (Hungary)

Steel cord conveyor belt cutter Australian Mining (Australia)