Asian naphtha prices drop nearly 50% in 6 months

Cheaper crude oil and China slump weigh on key material used in plastics

SHINICHI ARAKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The price of naphtha has plunged by almost half in Asia since March amid declining crude oil costs and China's economic slowdown.

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