naphtha
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The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.
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
Typically, Japan gets about 40% of the naphtha it consumes from the Middle East, according to Japan’s Cabinet Office.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“If we can secure even one barrel of crude or one ton of naphtha, the trip pays.”
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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