naphtha

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Geopolitical tensions have raised expectations of near-term naphtha shortages, and potential petrochemical supply shortfalls have recently lifted sector share prices, the analysts write in a note.

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

Those stockpiles only last about 20 days, and half of all refiners that rely on naphtha to make plastic products have already cut output, Thieliant pointed out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"We will designate naphtha as an item related to economic security by the end of the week," Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“She was always a willful child,” he said when they were seated at the oaken table in the glow of a naphtha lamp.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman