News from elsewhere on the web (17 December 2008)

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Dow plans layoffs at Seadrift plant Victoria Advocate (US - texas)

Continental AG Board to Resist Schaeffler, FT Deutschland Says Bloomberg (Germany)

Can Hankook Tire Become South Korea's Next Great Automotive Success Story? Motor Trend (US)

Rubber Board scheme for small holdings sector Commodity Online (India)

Rubber Board earmarks Rs 8.8 cr as financial assistance The Hindu (India)

Birla Tyres shuts down production at OEM unit The Hindu Business Line (India)

Birla Tyres shuts production at Orissa unit The Hindu (India)

Stalled auto sector may limit rubber plan impact Alibaba (Indinesia)

Henniges cutting workforce to 100 The Tribune (Canada)

Türk Prysmian Kablo set to take advantage of energy and telecom boom Today's Zaman (Turkey)

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Vietnam to stretch rubber exports by 8.5 percent, plans expansion Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)

Govt to continue aid to coffee, rubber, cardamom Commodity Online (India)

Will we ever tire of these advances? The Province (Canada)

Myanmar-China border trade fair to open in Muse China View (China)

Tyre shredding firm goes into administration Midweek Herald (UK - Devon)

Quikrete acquires synthetic turf supplier (Target Technologies) Smartbrief (US)