News from elsewhere on the web 27/Mar/06

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.

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Hyundai readies green vehicles for China Shenzhen Daily (China)

Shanghai Auto's fourth-quarter net bounces back Shenzhen Daily (China)

Rubber dam degrades after 10 years, not 25 as advertised East Valley Tribune (US - Arizona)

Heat hurting Town Lake's rubber dams AZ Central (US - Arizona)

Rubber dealers federation opposes to FDI in industry Financial Express (India)

Dow to buy assets to build performance businesses Reuters (US - Michigan)

Mountainous province plants rubber to help reduce poverty VNA (Viet Nam)

Vietnam earns US $8.5 billion from exports Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

Strong export growth drives trade surplus VNS (Viet Nam)

Rebels urged to grow rubber Sun Star (Philippines)

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Global dearth of tires causes [mining] industry to conserve Anchorage Daily News (US - Alaska)

Plane carrying 14 crashes into Ecuador tyre factory The Hindu via newswires (India / Ecuador)

Editor's note. The only tyre factory in Ecuador is operated by Co Equatoriana del Caucho, in Cuenca and is controlled by Continental AG. It makes car and light truck tyres.

Dunlop [Kolkata] talks fail to reach agreement New Kerala (India) (scroll down for story)