naphtha

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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

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

But in Asia the industry is set up to start with an oil derivative called naphtha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In a sign of how critical the situation has become, the South Korean government said Tuesday that it would restrict naphtha exports.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“She was always a willful child,” he said when they were seated at the oaken table in the glow of a naphtha lamp.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman