US methanol spot barge prices continued to slip this week from new capacity just started up in Texas, marking a new yearly low. SEE MORE Asia’s acrylonitrile (ACN) prices are at their highest in six-and-half years on the back of tight global supply, which could ease when a new plant in China starts up in late July. SEE MORE Hanoi — Vietnam exported 313,503 mt (76,599 b/d) of crude oil in June, down 67.5% from a year earlier, according to preliminary customs data released Wednesday. SEE MORE Thanks to a surge in demand and a subsequent thermal coal price hike, Australia’s coal sector is expected to become the country’s largest export earner, generating approximately AU$117.9 billion during the 2017-2019 period. SEE MORE The collapse of iron ore prices in the face of oversupply has been threatened for the last few years. SEE MORE