Asia’s benzene prices extended gains on the back of buoyant crude market and continued arbitrage play to the US. SEE MORE Chinese spot battery-grade lithium market prices were steady this week on steady demand and after producers kept their offers unchanged and resisted lower bids from consumers. SEE MORE China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it has formally complained to the United States over its decision to end waivers on sanctions on Iranian oil imports, adding another fault line to already complicated Beijing-Washington ties. SEE MORE Australian potash developer Kalium Lakes has secured an additional AU$20.8 million in funding for the Beyondie sulfate of potash (SOP) project. SEE MORE Zinc didn’t have such a great 2018, with prices crashing through the year as the US-China trade war chewed into commodities, though analysts said that the metal’s fundamentals remain solid. SEE MORE