The European styrene premium over its two main feedstocks -- benzene and ethylene -- is at a two-month low as falls in the styrene price outpaced declines in feedstock prices, S&P Global Platts data showed. SEE MORE India's polyethylene terephthalate demand is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 12-14% over the next five years on the back of strong economic and population growth -- far outpacing the expected growth of 4-5% in global demand SEE MORE Oil prices pushed higher during North American morning hours on Tuesday, bouncing back from the prior session's losses amid optimism that an OPEC-led production cut will be extended through the end of the year. SEE MORE According to the US Geological Survey’s most recent report on lead, the base metal‘s average LME price for the first nine months of last year was $0.81 per pound, slightly less than the same period in 2015. For the first six months of the year, it ranged between $0.75 and $0.83 before rising to $0.88 in September. SEE MORE German fertilizer and salt group K+S forecast earnings and profits to bounce back this year, thanks largely to higher potash production. But only a "slight" increase in prices from the very low levels seen last year is expected. SEE MORE