European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) growth in 2019 is expected flat or limited despite numerous downstream investments in central Europe. SEE MORE Oil edged up to $51 a barrel on Wednesday after reaching its lowest since June 2017 on perceptions that a price slide prompted by worries over the global economy had been overdone amid an OPEC-led effort to tighten supply. SEE MORE Oil markets rose on Monday on signs that the recent price plunge may start crimping supply from the United States, currently the world's biggest crude producer, though concerns about the global economy continued to weigh. SEE MORE Crude futures plunged to fresh 17-month lows Monday amid fears of a sell-off amid the dramatic fall in equity markets, along with a partial US government shutdown. The decline comes despite OPEC ministers reiterating that they are committed to production cuts which kick off in January. SEE MORE A little love from China in the U.S. ethanol market during the trade-war detente between Washington and Beijing could go a long way in soothing the ailing American farm economy. SEE MORE