Spot domestic acetone prices in China may stay weak amid lacklustre activity in the market ahead of the country’s week-long Lunar New Year holiday. SEE MORE The week-long correction in the crude oil market has put Eurobob gasoline prices on a downtrend, pushing European toluene spot prices even to below $700/tonne, sources said on Friday. SEE MORE European polypropylene (PP) producers announced an increase in February export prices for material to the CIS countries but not proportionally to the month's propylene contract rise of €28/tonne, according to ICIS-MRC Price Report. SEE MORE Chinese at the beginning of 2018 banned plastic waste imports, the input material for plastics recycling which churns out plastic beads. SEE MORE Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are ticking higher this morning, Wednesday February 4, posting an average gain of 0.6%. Nickel (+1.4%) is the strongest, while zinc (+0.2%) and lead (+0.1%) are the laggards of the complex. SEE MORE