Vietnam’s plastics and packaging industry is luring in a new wave of foreign investors due to the sector’s strong growth. SEE MORE The recent upswing in feedstock styrene spot prices has added upward pressure for US February expandable polystyrene (EPS) prices. SEE MORE Butadiene (BD) buyers in Asia, particularly in the downstream synthetic rubber sector, are resisting sellers’ proposed price hike this week amid limited tank space in the region. SEE MORE Despite a U.S. holiday, the dollar dominated trading on Monday as it headed for a fourth day of declines, weakening against every major currency. The euro’s jump weighed on European stocks, while gold gained. SEE MORE Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are generally higher this morning, Friday January 12, with prices fairly uniformly up between 0.5% and 0.6% – apart from tin prices that are down 0.1% at $20,159 per tonne. SEE MORE