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

The petrochemical sector in Japan and South Korea, an important part of both countries' economies, depends on the Middle East for their naphtha supplies -- with 74 percent of Japan's imports coming from the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 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