News from elsewhere on the web (26 January 2009)

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Conti and Schaeffler seek aid Financial Times (Germany)

Continental, Schaeffler to get state aid -report Handelsblatt via Reuters (Germany)

Schaeffler Under Pressure to Cut Debt After Victory Bloomberg (Germany)

Natural rubber output hit by recession, down 14 pc in Dec. The Hindu (India)

Foundation stone laid for new Ceat radial tyre plant The Hindu (India)

Ceat sets up radial plant at Halol Economic Times (India)

Minister shows 'vibrant' face of Gujarat at foundation ceremony of Ceat tyre plant Express India (India)

ASEAN-India free trade agreement depends on Thailand Monsters & Critics (India)

Goodyear's MD drives into slower lane of retirement The Herald (South Africa)

Rubber mart expected to trade downward Business Times (Malaysia)

Kesoram Industries net dips 63.5% Business Standard (India)

RPG growth move Calcutta Telegraph (India)

RPG earmarks Rs 20,000 crore for expansion Business Standard (India)

Richard Pieris Tyre Company holds spectacular convention for dealers in Kurunegala Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Worn-out Industry (Dunlop Nigeria Plc has finally shut down its tyre production lines) Leadership Nigeria (Nigeria)

Chemical production in Azerbaijan grew by 34.2% for 2008 ABC.az (Azerbaijan)

Permalife, Rubber Mulch Maker, Files for Bankruptcy Bloomberg (US - New jersey)

Study: Are artificial turf fields safe? Connecticut Post (US - Connecticut)

Tire store burns in Cambria County Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (US - Pennsylvania)

20,000 Tires Burn in Pennsylvania Firehouse.com (US - Pennsylvania)

Indiana highway workers find $100,000 in abandoned tire IndyStar (Indiana)

Inventor behind tyre-recycle firm Molectra steps down Reuters (UK)