Middle East tensions push up cost of key plastics ingredient used in medical supplies

Federaţia Rusă

While Singapore is not facing a shortage of medical supplies, disruptions to oil flows in the Middle East are tightening the supply of naphtha, a key feedstock for many everyday plastic items.  SINGAPORE: A key raw material used to make everyday plastic products – including medical supplies such as syringes and catheters – is facing supply uncertainty as tensions in the Middle East disrupt global oil flows. Naphtha, a petrochemical derived from crude oil, is widely used to produce plastics

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