TOKYO -- Concerns about a shortage of naphtha, a petroleum derivative that goes into a wide range of plastics and other ...

Shortages in some regions are caused by logistics bottlenecks., said a lawmaker. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

By Hina Suzuki, Tamiyuki Kihara and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Japanese companies whose output is dependent on ...

Indonesia remains heavily dependent on imported naphtha, a key feedstock for plastic resins, with 70 percent of its supply ...

For decades, the economics of plastic have been tightly linked to oil. Virgin plastic is produced from petrochemical ...

Naphtha, a petroleum-derived chemical, is used in the production of plastic and vinyl products. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Due to instability in the Middle East affecting the supply and demand of naphtha—a key raw material for home appliances—the ...

The shortage of pay-as-you-throw trash bags made the majority of the public aware of the existence of naphtha. A ...

Disruptions in naphtha supply Plastic trash bags are churned out at a plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on April 6, 2026, ...

Indonesia has begun communicating with India, the US, and Africa to secure naphtha supplies, as the ongoing Middle East ...