Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 15.57 million st in the week that ended February 17, up 2.8% from the prior week, but down 4% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. SEE MORE Polypropylene (PP) prices in China’s domestic market may slow down their downtrend post-Lunar New Year as downstream demand is expected to pick up. SEE MORE The US Department of Commerce has affirmed higher anti-dumping duty rates to be imposed on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina, according to a statement by the department late on Wednesday. SEE MORE With years of austerity in their rear-view mirrors, the world’s biggest oil companies are locked in a beauty contest to lure investors with promises of growth and greater rewards. SEE MORE The latest surge in U.S. oil output will probably hasten the country's rise to the top of the producer pile. More important, it's starting to look as though at least half of OPEC's nightmare scenario for 2018 -- a surge in shale output and slowdown in demand growth -- is coming true. SEE MORE