According to an article on PRWEB, "An annual rubber & tire meeting to discuss challenges facing the industry will take place in Krakow, Poland on October 14-15, 2008. One key issue to be raised during the 2-day 3rd Rubber & Tire Russia/CEE Markets conference will be on prices of synthetic and natural rubber that have risen tremendously amid rising crude prices and harvest woes. Coupled with lack of material substitution for rubber, buyers are forced to juggle costs with more efficient sourcing strategies as well as managing demand-supply dynamics of raw materials such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, carbon black, steel tire cord etc. Presenting their perspectives on this issue are representatives from Fenner Dunlop, Birla Carbon and Synthos."