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  1. With summer still ahead, it's a peak time for the air conditioner business in Japan, but shortages linked to the Iran war and a shrinking labor force could mean pricier units and lengthy installation delays. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/ #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #iran #middleeast #oil #energy #japaneseeconomy #supplychains #economicsecurity #naphtha #airconditioners

  2. With summer still ahead, it's a peak time for the air conditioner business in Japan, but shortages linked to the Iran war and a shrinking labor force could mean pricier units and lengthy installation delays. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/ #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #iran #middleeast #oil #energy #japaneseeconomy #supplychains #economicsecurity #naphtha #airconditioners

  3. With summer still ahead, it's a peak time for the air conditioner business in Japan, but shortages linked to the Iran war and a shrinking labor force could mean pricier units and lengthy installation delays. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/ #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #iran #middleeast #oil #energy #japaneseeconomy #supplychains #economicsecurity #naphtha #airconditioners

  4. “While #Japan has significant national stockpiles of petrol, there have been suggestions that the government is playing down the risk of disruption to other industries. Japanese television networks and newspapers have been running segments and articles explaining what naphtha is and how #shortages could affect everyday life.

    A Kyodo News poll over the weekend found more than 70% of respondents had expressed concern about supplies of #Naphtha being disrupted.”

    #PetroChemicals / #Gulf / #StraitOfHormuz <theguardian.com/world/2026/may>

  5. “While #Japan has significant national stockpiles of petrol, there have been suggestions that the government is playing down the risk of disruption to other industries. Japanese television networks and newspapers have been running segments and articles explaining what naphtha is and how #shortages could affect everyday life.

    A Kyodo News poll over the weekend found more than 70% of respondents had expressed concern about supplies of #Naphtha being disrupted.”

    #PetroChemicals / #Gulf / #StraitOfHormuz <theguardian.com/world/2026/may>

  6. “While #Japan has significant national stockpiles of petrol, there have been suggestions that the government is playing down the risk of disruption to other industries. Japanese television networks and newspapers have been running segments and articles explaining what naphtha is and how #shortages could affect everyday life.

    A Kyodo News poll over the weekend found more than 70% of respondents had expressed concern about supplies of #Naphtha being disrupted.”

    #PetroChemicals / #Gulf / #StraitOfHormuz <theguardian.com/world/2026/may>

  7. “While #Japan has significant national stockpiles of petrol, there have been suggestions that the government is playing down the risk of disruption to other industries. Japanese television networks and newspapers have been running segments and articles explaining what naphtha is and how #shortages could affect everyday life.

    A Kyodo News poll over the weekend found more than 70% of respondents had expressed concern about supplies of #Naphtha being disrupted.”

    #PetroChemicals / #Gulf / #StraitOfHormuz <theguardian.com/world/2026/may>

  8. “While #Japan has significant national stockpiles of petrol, there have been suggestions that the government is playing down the risk of disruption to other industries. Japanese television networks and newspapers have been running segments and articles explaining what naphtha is and how #shortages could affect everyday life.

    A Kyodo News poll over the weekend found more than 70% of respondents had expressed concern about supplies of #Naphtha being disrupted.”

    #PetroChemicals / #Gulf / #StraitOfHormuz <theguardian.com/world/2026/may>

  9. Japan's corporate goods prices surged by the most in 12 years in April, in another sign of how the war in Iran is boosting inflationary pressures and supporting the case for an interest rate hike. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #boj #iran #inflation #oil #naphtha

  10. Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j
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    >> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

    >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

    >> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
    Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …

    #NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol

  11. Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j
    ———

    >> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

    >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

    >> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
    Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …

    #NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol

  12. Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j
    ———

    >> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

    >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

    >> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
    Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …

    #NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol

  13. Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j
    ———

    >> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

    >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

    >> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
    Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …

    #NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol

  14. Snack giant Calbee switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies (BBC, 2026-05-12)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c78k405j
    ———

    >> Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some of its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.

    >> Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.

    >> #Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
    Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East …

    #NaphthaCrisis #JapanPol

  15. Naphtha crunch bites Japanese companies despite PM’s assurances

    Business trends From bathtubs to plastic bottles, prices are rising and output is falling Shortages of petroleum derivatives are…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #assurances #AU #Australia #bites #Business #Companies #Crunch #despite #japanese #naphtha #pms
    newsbeep.com/au/615291/

  16. Naphtha crunch bites Japanese companies despite PM’s assurances

    Business trends From bathtubs to plastic bottles, prices are rising and output is falling Shortages of petroleum derivatives are…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #assurances #AU #Australia #bites #Business #Companies #Crunch #despite #japanese #naphtha #pms
    newsbeep.com/au/615291/

  17. Multiple Japanese petrochemical firms have announced production cuts in recent days on worries the Middle East conflict will strain supplies of naphtha, a vital component for plastic manufacturing. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #economy #oil #naphtha #middleeast

  18. Taiwan Tops List of Russian Naphtha Buyers, Despite Backing Ukraine

    " Naphtha, a petroleum product crucial in making semiconductors, underpins Taiwan’s biggest industry and plays a central role in global supply chains. "

    " Naphtha underpins Taiwan’s biggest industry and plays a central role in global technology supply chains. "

    kyivpost.com/post/61246

    #WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Taiwan #Naphtha #Oil #army #semiconductors #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
    #перемогаYкраїни

  19. The huge US toxic fire shrouded in secrecy: ‘I taste oil in my mouth’

    At 8.04am on 25 August last year, Darnell Alboudoor watched a plume of #black #smoke blanketing the sky and rolling in the direction of her family home.

    A #stench like burning oil filled the air on that piping hot summer morning, as Alboudoor, 54, looked in the direction of the sprawling #petroleum #refinery, which sat a few hundred feet from her back yard.

    She called 911.

    “I’m just wondering what’s going on over there,” she told the operator. “Nobody tells us nothing.”

    “They’re handling it,” the operator responded. “Nothing to worry about.”

    There was no need to evacuate, Alboudoor was told, as she expressed her concerns over the fumes.

    “I just want to know why we weren’t aware of this,” Alboudoor said. “Why are we just finding out about it now?”

    Unbeknownst to Alboudoor and the thousands of other south-east Louisiana residents who lived next door,
    🆘the facility had been leaking for more than 13 hours.
    A storage tank containing at least 26,000 barrels of the flammable hydrocarbon #naphtha had been
    💥on fire for about an hour and a half.

    theguardian.com/us-news/articl