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naphtha

[naf-thuh, nap-] / ˈnæf θə, ˈnæp- /


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Plastics and chemicals makers in Asia need naphtha and other oil derivatives from the Middle East and shortages have led them to reduce output.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Asian chemicals companies will most likely buy more naphtha when it becomes available.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

Behind him, just beyond the point where the sunlight reached, Mrs. Coulter was heating some water in a small pan over a naphtha stove.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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