European butadiene (BD) spot export prices are poised for further increases as the Asian price uptrend continued on the back of stocking activities in China, market sources said on Friday. SEE MORE The domestic pesticide market is worth up to $1 billion, but profits all go to foreign companies as 90 percent of products are imports. SEE MORE High naphtha prices this week in Northwest Europe have driven some demand into the LPG complex, even though butane prices are at multi-month highs. SEE MORE Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene(PP) prices are currently rising in most regions around the world. SEE MORE The dollar tumbled to its weakest level since the start of 2015 amid fading expectations of another U.S. rate this year. Stocks declined and havens including gold and the yen rallied as North Korea tensions and natural disasters unsettled investors. SEE MORE