Kerala's rubber trade seeks thai help
The tyre titans have stayed clear of buying rubber, even in the peak rubber buying month. Except for a stray MRF quote or an inquiry from Apollo Tyres, there is little activity in the rubber trading decks.

New buyers to help reverse veg oil prices
Cheap palmoil is finding new buyers in countries other than India, China and Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia's traditional buyers.

Asia may be hit by LPG shortage as industrialising countries demand rises
Asia is likely to face a shortage of LPG in the next two to three years with suppliers unable to meet soaring demand from industrialising countries, analysts and industry sources say.


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