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Yeosu Cracker Run, ETF Cash-Blackout Flows, and a Daejeon No-Hitter
Lotte Chemical keeps Yeosu ethylene lines up as naphtha spreads jump, retail pours 890 billion won into two-times Kospi ETFs during the cash holiday, and Hanwha forces a final-day tiebreaker with a combined no-hitter in Daejeon.
BusinessLotte Chemical Pauses Yeosu Cracker Maintenance as Naphtha Spreads Widen on Middle East Supply Risk
Lotte Chemical told Yeosu traders it will delay a scheduled naphtha cracker turnaround after spot spreads jumped on Middle East supply anxiety, keeping two ethylene lines running through the long holiday weekend.
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PoliticsNational Assembly Trade Panel Summons Refiners Over Naphtha Hedge Disclosures
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