VINACHEM

Vietnam has agreed to participate in the December meeting of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), suggesting the possibility the world’s fourth-largest rubber producer will become a new member of the council.

Exports from all three countries started to fall in October, the source said. Under the agreement,
Thailand was supposed to have cut back exports by 150,000 tonnes,
Malaysia by 40,000-50,000 tonnes and Indonesia by around 100,000 tonnes.

October 4, 2012 - Spot coking coal prices in Asia were largely steady October 4 in spite of
signs of positivity returning to the Indian market.

Domestic high carbon ferrochrome (50% Cr) prices were stable at Yuan
7,100-7,300 ($1,120-1,151)/mt this week affected by thin trading activity
ahead of the long holiday in China, industry sources said late Thursday.

HOUSTON (ICIS)--US polypropylene (PP) contract prices settled higher for September, following an identical increase in feedstock propylene, sources said on Thursday.