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naphtha

[naf-thuh, nap-] / ˈnæf θə, ˈnæp- /


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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she has assigned a team of ministers to tackle the shortages, but denied a major shortage, saying Japan still has secured at least four months’ worth of naphtha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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 gentlemen didn’t ask any questions this time, just ordering coffee, and Malcolm brought them a naphtha lamp before going through to the kitchen to set the cups up.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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