News from elsewhere on the web 17/Mar/06

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Dunlop to reopen unit at Ambattur on April 10 The Hindu Business Line (India)

NMCE rubber contracts delivery near 20,000 t The Hindu Business Line (India)

On the roll [Rubber import statistics] The Hindu Business Line (India)

Heilongjiang to invest heavily in road construction Xinhua (China)

China's Beiqi Foton JV talks with DaimlerChrysler suspended CRI (China)

"Searching for dragons" discovers its tires - Bridgestone Firestone Canada sponsors expedition CNW (Canada)

Is China the chink in MRF armour? (long, multi-page article on MRF strategy) India Times (India)

Car makers shed spare tires Pittsburgh Post (via WSJ) (US)

Trucks, tyres and pressured suppliers (Mining CEO talks tyres) Engineering News (South Africa)

Pirelli to bid for F1 deal? Grandprix.com (US)

Goodyear says Asia sales to rise in 2006 Reuters (US)

Flying rubber mat cuts power to 65,000 CBC (Canada)

Bekaert CEO says discussions with Russia's Uralkord 'going very well' AFX via Forbes (Belgium)

China to become fastest growing TPMS market, says Intron exec Electronic Engineering Times (US / China)

Farmer could lose land in 18-year fight over 200,000 tires AP (US - Pennsylvania)

Dutch Firm Buys Missouri Tire Recycler Recycling Today (US)

You can cope with a motoring nightmare - if you stay cal Mirror (UK)