News from elsewhere on the web (28 January 2009)

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RBX Dismissal Frees Exxon From MDL Over EPDM law360 (US - Connecticut)

No cash for Schaeffler; risk of Conti default seen Reuters (germany)

Feast to famine for buyers of [OTR] tyres Contract Journal (UK)

The Autocar tyre test: Chinese quality lags behind Easier.com (UK)

CARLISLE'S PIRELLI FACTORY TO CLOSE (temporarily) NEXT MONTH Cumberland News (UK - Carlisle)

Pirelli workers protest layoffs in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)

More East Cape job losses feared The Herald (South Africa)

BMZ Increased Commercial Output by 11.4% in 2008 MBTmag (Byeloruss)

Sibur Presses Ahead With Plan To Acquire Control of Amtel The Moscow Times (Russia)

Ford-Magna electric car may drive into India after 2011 The Hindu Business Line (India)

Goodyear adjusting production schedule NWT today (US - Tennessee)

India cuts FY09 rubber consumption estimate on slowdown Reuters (India)

Synthetic rubber production falls 13 pc in October Indopia (India)

Lanxess mulls buying Gwalior, Indian companies-source Reuters (India)

New rubber tapping knife introduced Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Modernisation of crumb rubber factory over Express Buzz (India)

Rubber Products Q3 Profit at Rs 0.79 Lakhs Equity Bulls (India)

Maryland's Rubber Industry Continues to Feel the Burn Liberian Observer (Liberia)

Local Bridgestone plant gets equipment to double giant tire production Pantagraph.com (US - Illinois)

Investcorp-Owned Company American Tire Distributors Makes New Investment Buying Am-Pac Tire Zawya (Bahrain)

Investcorp unit acquires US firm for $75 million Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)