naphtha
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An April survey by Seidanren, which represents consumer-goods companies and consumer organizations in Japan, found that 44% of more than 100 companies polled have already felt some effects from the naphtha shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Worries about naphtha and other crude-oil products have been building since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in late February in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
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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