naphtha

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They note that the South Korean chemical company holds about one month of naphtha inventory, and difficulties in procurement could lead to lower factory utilization in 2Q.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Around 70% of Japan’s consumption of naphtha, a key feedstock for plastics, comes from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But in Asia the industry is set up to start with an oil derivative called naphtha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The petrochemical sector in Japan and South Korea, an important part of both countries' economies, depends on the Middle East for their naphtha supplies -- with 74 percent of Japan's imports coming from the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The voices stopped, a chair scraped across the floor, and the door opened, spilling warm naphtha light out on the damp step.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman