News from elsewhere on the web (01 December 2008)

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Continental looks to curb production Associated press (Germany)

Cover Story - Technology Profile - Part 1 Financial Times (UK) (Remembering DuPont's Wallace Carothers, inventor of polychloroprene)

Butadiene prices decline in Asia (to below $700/tonne) PolymerUpdate (Singapore)

Rubber mart may extend downtrend Business Times (Malaysia)

German Firms Big on Investing in Emerging Vietnam Deutsche Welle (Germany / Vietnam)

Get pumped up or your tyres could kill you Motoring South Africa (South Africa)

'Crazy' week for snow tires Edmonton Sun (Canada - Quebec)

Dunlop suspends work at Sahagunj facility The Hindu Business Line (India)

Futures trade in four banned items set to resume: Financial Express (India)

Indian bourses hope to soon trade banned commodities Reuters (India)

Singh Ends India Futures Ban in First Policy Shift Since Attack Bloomberg (India)

FMC awaits govt move on relisting of suspended commodities Reuters (India)

Futures trading in 4 commodities lapse Financial Express (India)

Harrison's novel way to maximise output The Hindu (India)

Myanmar to privatize 36 more state-owned economic enterprises Balita (Myanmar)

Rubber tapper shot dead The Nation (Thailand)

The NR EYE: Facing global meltdown, Kerala looking to build inherent strengths The Peninsula (India / Qata)

Clean energy cars Shanghai Daily (China)

Richard Pieris posts Rs 96 mn 2Q profit Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

City plans $10-a-tire fee at landfill ZWire (US - Arizona)

Couple buys 'new' 16-year old tires; 'Driving on Danger' follow-up Heartland News (US - Missouri)