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naphtha

[naf-thuh, nap-] / ˈnæf θə, ˈnæp- /


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Middle Eastern naphtha shipments fell to 692,000 metric tons in March, less than one-fifth of February’s 4.06 million tons, according to S&P Global.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Importers will need to rebuild depleted crude-oil reserves and stockpile more naphtha, jet fuel and other oil-derived products to prepare for another shock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

From BBC May 12, 2026

Local media said the snack-maker has seen its procurement of printing ink compromised by shortages of naphtha, an oil byproduct used in a wide range of industries.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

On a side table under a naphtha lamp lay a battered wooden box, certainly the right size to contain the instrument she knew.

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




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