Seoul reviews naphtha export restrictions amid Mideast supply disruptions

The government is considering imposing restrictions on naphtha exports as South Korea is facing supply shortages of the material, widely used across petrochemical and other industries, due to persisting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Seoul officials said Tuesday. "Related ministries are preparing for the implementation of naphtha export restrictions," Yang Ghi-wuk, deputy minister for trade, industry and resource security, said in a daily briefing on resources supplies amid the Mideas

By The Korea Herald