naphtha

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However, the benefit is likely to be temporary as the company relies heavily on Middle East supplies, and the current naphtha feedstock inventory may only last until May, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

"We concluded that a reduction in naphtha imports was inevitable. Our goal is to avoid a suspension of our operations," a company spokesperson told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 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