naphtha
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Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East, Japan's deputy chief cabinet secretary Kei Sato told reporters on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
By April 15, officials announced they had locked in 273 million barrels of crude and 2.1 million tons of naphtha through year-end on routes that bypassed Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
In March, South Korea imposed temporary export curbs on naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock, amid supply constraints after shipments through the Strait of Hormuz stalled following the start of the conflict in late February.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It was a large, low-ceilinged room, with naphtha lamps on side tables and two or three anbaric standard lamps beside the armchairs.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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