The global carbon black market is expected to reach US$28.05 bln by 2022, according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing automotive sales and consequent rise in tire production is expected to drive industry growth over the forecast period. High demand for plastics and high performance coatings in automotive manufacturing is also expected to have a positive influence on the market growth. SEE MORE Coal dropped to 29.6% of US utility-scale power generation in February as natural gas and renewables each captured greater market share, the US Energy Information Administration said Thursday. SEE MORE Vietnam is forecast to grow 6.8 percent in 2016 and 6.9 percent in 2017, according to the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on April 28. SEE MORE Second quarter economic growth this year is estimated to approximate 6.17 percent and inflation may increase by 0.73 percent over the first quarter, forecast head of the Central Economic Management Institute Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cung at a seminar in Hanoi yesterday. SEE MORE According to order from the ministries of Industry and Trade, Finance, the prices of RON92 and E5 petrol will be kept unchanged while the prices of some kinds of oil will increase since 4 p.m. on April 20. SEE MORE