Oil had a tumultuous 2018, with prices rising to a four-year high in October before plunging more than $30 in the following months. Oversupply and demand worries are high on the concern list for the industry, making volatility a buzzword this year as well. SEE MORE The Indian sulphuric acid market opened 2019 on an uncertain note, after it was reported the government of the Tamil Nadu region has appealed against a ruling ordering the Verdanta-owned Sterlite Tuticorin copper smelter - a key source of sulphuric acid in India - be reopened. SEE MORE Asia ethylene is expected to be more ample in 2019, on the back of fewer cracker turnarounds in Japan, regional capacity expansions and possible downstream output cuts. SEE MORE Petrol retail prices were reduced, the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance announced. SEE MORE Indian natural rubber producers will have to wait for a few more years to get better prices for natural rubber (NR) as the current demand-supply fundamentals along with other factors do not favour a recovery in prices during 2019, according to an international rubber expert. SEE MORE