Spot prices of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) in Asia are likely to remain unchanged for the rest of August on the back of balanced supply and demand fundamentals, market sources said on Tuesday. SEE MORE Fuel retail prices increased by VND600 per liter and diesel oil rose by VND470 last Friday although the Ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance allowed trading firms to tap the fuel price stabilization fund. SEE MORE Many rubber enterprises reported big profits in the first seven months of this year, thanks to export rubber prices rising 49 per cent compared to the same period last year. SEE MORE With slumping crude oil prices stuck below where they started this year, U.S. shale oil producers have cut more than $1.2 billion from their 2017 spending budgets, even as they pledge to pump more oil. SEE MORE More than 300,000 tonnes of rubber were sold at the Commerce Minister\’s business matching event for the industry, with more orders expected to follow to help boost demand for the commodity. SEE MORE