naphtha
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In the Xinjiang region, where coal prices are among the lowest in the country, production of naphtha and diesel from coal nearly doubled in 2025 from the previous year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The NOC condemned similar attacks in past days in Zawiya, including two drone strikes on a naphtha reservoir and a water desalination plant.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Middle Eastern naphtha shipments fell to 692,000 metric tons in March from 4.06 million tons in February amid regional trade disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A key raw material for many of these plastic goods is ethylene, which is derived from naphtha, an oil by-product.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
She’d been working upstairs with a blanket over her knees and a little naphtha stove at her feet, so she hadn’t lit the sitting room fire all day and it felt chilly in there.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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