If Vietnam doesn’t shift to develop rubber in a sustainable way, it will fall from the position of the third largest rubber exporter in the world. SEE MORE The dollar struggled near 3-1/2-week lows against its peers on Monday after U.S. jobs data showed slower-than-expected wage growth, while the pound retreated as a key member of Britain’s cabinet resigned over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan. SEE MORE The president of OPEC defended the oil producer group on Monday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent demands for higher oil output, saying OPEC does not shoulder the blame. SEE MORE Facing the 12th monthly increase in the past 13 months, and with prices already at an all-time high, buyers of US methyl methacrylate (MMA) have little room to push back as supply remains tight and demand is seasonally strong. SEE MORE International phosphate prices are holding firm and in many instances increasing on the back of healthy demand, tightness and rising feedstock costs. SEE MORE