The equitization project of Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) was approved yesterday by the company’s unusual conference of worker delegates in HCMC yesterday. SEE MORE An ExxonMobil subsidiary this week said it would root out methane leaks and upgrade production technology as part of an effort to manage industrial pollution, the latest move by an energy sector that’s beginning to take matters into its own hands while the Trump administration works to roll back Obama-era climate rules. SEE MORE While major international events, like nuclear tests carried out by North Korea, affect gold prices and result in a situation when investors prefer to invest their money in the noble metal, economic expert Dimitri Speck believes that there are other, more important factors that play a crucial role in influencing the global financial market. SEE MORE Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are mainly firmer this morning, Wednesday September 27, with gains averaging 0.6%. Volume has been average with 6,713 lots traded as of 06:48 BST. SEE MORE Fertilizer demand is seen growing temperately in 2017, despite an increase in capacity this year with new plants coming onstream, Charlotte Hebebrand, director general of the Paris-based International Fertilizer Association (IFA) revealed on Monday. SEE MORE