News from elsewhere on the web (16 December 2008)

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New female condom endorsed by FDA panel Chicago Tribune (US - Illinois)

SRF to buy two businesses of SRF Polymers Fibre2Fashion (India)

Terminated Rubber Plant Workers Find Their Jobs Posted WSAZ (US - West Virginia)

Company buys American National Rubber Herald-Dispatch (US - West Virginia)

Sarkozy proposes more aid to French auto industry Xinhua (France)

CLOSED GATES AND DESOLATION (Dunlop India factory) Telegraph (Kolkata, India)

Apollo Tyres lockout: Talks today Kerala Online (India)

Rubber gets a new home in Maharashtra's Konkan region The Hindu (India)

Cheap Chinese imports threaten to derail India's auto parts industry Economic Times (India)

Cheaper Chinese auto comp imports impacting domestic players Wheels Unplugged (India)

Tyre makers on rough terrain Sify (India)

Richard Pieris Group records Rs. 567m profit Daily news (Sri Lanka)

Fenner Precision cuts 24 jobs at Buffalo plant BuffaloNews (US - New York)

Semi-processed rubber products from Basilan land in foreign markets Davao Today (Philippines)

Vietnamese economy slows down in 2008 due to internal, external challenges China View (China)

Car Sales Set to Decline, Manufacturers Hike Prices St Petersburg Times (Russia)

Snow-tire law poses storage snag The Star (Canada - Quebec)

Fishers manufacturer (Deflect-O Corp.) will lay off 219 staff IndyStar (US - Indiana)

New Study: Which Shoe Rubber is Stickiest? About.conm (Cyberspace)

Rubber chunks spark national chip recall Live News (Australia)

Rubber in chip packets forces recall News.com (Australia)