Vietnamese natural rubber exports fell 21.7% in volume and 29.5% in value month-on-month in April, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs. SEE MORE Polyethylene (PE) volumes have turned out to be good in May, according to several producers on Friday. SEE MORE The renewable energy industry directly and indirectly employed 9.8 million people worldwide in 2016, an increase of 1.1 percent over the previous year. SEE MORE OPEC and non-member oil producers are gearing up to extend output cuts on Thursday, possibly by as long as 12 months, to help clear a global stocks overhang and prop up crude prices. SEE MORE Asia polybutadiene rubber (PBR) prices look set to fall lower in June because of the slump in the feedstock butadiene (BD) costs and sluggish demand. SEE MORE