News from elsewhere on the web 15/August/06

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Mitsubishi to buy Avon Rubber's US unit for 120 mln usd - report Nikkei via AFX and Forbes (US)

Goodyear addresses indirect procurement as a matter of costs

Mikrofax press release (US)

Ronco Receives Medical Device Licenses for Latex and Nitrile Medical Examination Gloves Ronco press release (Canada - Ontario)

Hind Latex FY06 net Rs 23cr; to foray vaccines Business Standard (India)

Hindustan Latex records highest ever turnover The Hindu (India)

Rubber shortage in 2010 will cause rubber price to shoot up India Daily (India)

Amazon rainforest to star in Brazil soap opera Reuters via Washington Post (US / Brazil)

Rubber prices seen staying high for long-term - Malaysia AFX via Forbes (Malaysia)

10 provinces eyed for national rubber program SunStar (Philippines)

Rubber step capital of world {Exerter Rubber] SeaCoast (US - Connecticut)

Troops among 1st grads of rubber tech training SunStar (Philippines)

The [Carbon] Black Is Back Hamilton Spectator (Canada - Ontario)

Colonie plant to begin processed rubber operation Aug. 29 Business Review (US - New York State)

China main market for Indonesian rubber Antara news Agency (Indonesia)

Bayawan City launches rubber tree plantation Phillipines Information Agency (Phillipines)

Natural rubber exports to continue The Hindu (India)

Plymouth Rubber plan approved: Canton firm due to quit bankruptcy with a new owner Patriot Ledger (US - Massachusetts)

Risda to boost rubber, oil palm replanting Business Times (Malaysia)

Tyre firm in river crossing contest Glasgow Evening Times (UK - Scotland)

JK Tyre hints at price hike in September domain-b (India)

China's automakers see profits in first half year leap by 76 percent CRIEnglish (China)

Fixed asset investment pours into China's petroleum and chemical industry Xinhua (China)

Auto sales drop 16 percent in July China Daily (China)

SAIC striving to end Ssangyong strike China Daily (China)