U.S. coal has become entangled in a trade war between the U.S. and Canada over lumber. SEE MORE Shale oil output in the United States is rising much faster than expected and gaining market share globally, increasing the risk of a "volume war" with OPEC and weaker oil prices, the founder of oil and gas consultancy Rystad Energy said. SEE MORE Spot adipic acid (ADA) prices in Asia has been falling for nearly two months and may continue to weaken amid falling costs of feedstock benzene, and ample supply, market sources said on Thursday. SEE MORE The country is likely to face a major iron ore crisis due to the lapse of key operating mines by March 31, 2020. The deficit in domestic iron ore supplies after March 2020 is seen at around 80 million tonne. This, in turn, is bound to put brakes on building India's steel-making capacity as it targets an ambitious 300 million tonne (mt) output by 2030. SEE MORE The base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Wednesday April 26, with three-month prices up an average of 0.4% led by a 0.8% rise in zinc prices. SEE MORE