News from elsewhere on the web (28 November 2008)

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Car market yet to hit bottom - Pirelli Tyre owner Reuters (Italy)

Hankook Tire cuts production as demand wanes Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX (Korea)

South Korean tyre makers began cutting their output around mid-November Reuters (Korea) (scroll down, or search on 'Hankook").

December butadiene contract price for Europe sharply down PolymerUpdate (Germany)

MRF reduces production EXpress buzz (India)

Tyre KO for supercars AutoExpress (UK)

Unemployment for Michelin Romania workers Ekonomist (Romania)

Rosava buys new machinery to produce medium-class tyres iTyre (Ukraine)

Malaysia Cannot Continue Exporting Bulk Of Rubber As Raw Material, Says Chin Bernama (Malaysia)

Kerala all party delegation to meet PM on rubber issue The Hindu Business Line (India)

No more slip slidin' away Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

U.K. Wrongly Taxed BAT, Pirelli U.K. Company Dividends Bloomberg (UK)

Maanshan Iron and Steel to Remain Profitable in Weak Market SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX (China)

3-million hectares of new rubber plantations needed Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)

Dunlop licensed to sell tyres in foreign currencies Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

Inflation rate drops to 8.84% on cheaper fuel, metals The Hindu Business Line (India)

Man fined for illegally dumping tyre mountain Evening Telegraph (UK)

Scrap tire recycling operation Liberty Tire bought by American Securities Autoparts (US pennsylvania)

SAIC joins venture to make green cars Shanghai Daily (China)

Juma Al Majid Group celebrates 50 years of business with tyre brand Gulfnews (UAE)

Rumour of the Week (Bridgestone to buy Conti's tyre business) Bike Europe (Netherlands)

Danville man hopes to sing at Obama's inauguration in January GodanRiver.com (US - Virginia)