The Mideast war has hit plastic makers and has potentially spurred syringe hoarding in South Korea

The Mideast war has hit plastic makers and has potentially spurred syringe hoarding in South Korea

 Patrick T. Fallon

South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz have rattled deliveries of naphtha, a liquid essential for making a key ingredient in many medical supplies.

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