News from elsewhere on the web (18 December 2008)

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Oil tumbles below $40 for first time since 2004 Associated Press (US)

Source in China briefly comments on status of local butadiene plants Polymer Update (China)

Delticom Sees Client Surge as Tire Buyers Go Online Bloomberg (Germany)

Sarkozy promises more aid for French car industry New European Weekly (France)

Continental AG launches tyre range in India Economic Times (India)

Pirelli halted production for 3 weeks and resorts to temporary layoffs Standard (Romania)

Rubber price likely to be bearish for next six months The Star (Malaysia)

Auto part firms to gain from WTO's ruling against China Business Standard (India)

New law, lots of snow start a run on winter tires CNN Money (Canada)

Snow tires won't be mandatory in Ontario CBC (Canada)

Researchers wring energy out of ocean waves Scripps News (US - California)

MRF closes Tamil Nadu`s mfg unit for three days MyIris (India)

Auto cos near Pune set to halt work in December The Hindu Business Line (India)

'Luxury car segment will pick up after Q1 next year' The Hindu Business Line (India)

DECEMBER SEES RISE IN VIETNAMESE M&A ACTIVITY AsiaPulse via COMTEX (Vietnam)

Industry-specific stimulus packages get ready for rollout chinadaily.com.cn (China)

China mulls bailout of homegrown auto makers chinadaily.com.cn (China)

Chinese automakers consider poaching talent from US Big 3 chinadaily.com.cn (China)

China's ship building down 44% chinadaily.com.cn (China)

Tyre trade tops $1.1bn Gulf Daily News (Dubai)

JUNMA TYRE CORD to report loss in Q4 iii investor (China)

Rubber Tappers In Sik, Baling Seek Government Assistance Bernama (Malaysia)

Indonesia To Cut Its Rubber Exports By 116,000 Tons In 2009 Berita Sore (Indonesia)

Natural rubber exports to be cut next year The Star (Malaysia)

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand to cut rubber output: Gapkindo Jakarta Post (Indonesia)