Meanings of derive naphtha in English

Making ethylene from ethane, instead of oil- derived naphtha, produces less butadiene.

Most of Europe's chemical producers use crude oil- derived naphtha to make the building blocks for common plastics.

This cheap fuel had given Dow a cost advantage over its European rivals dependent on crude oil- derived naphtha.

LyondellBasell has seen margins squeezed in Europe, where crude oil- derived naphtha is the primary feedstock to make many chemicals.

In contrast, operating income was flat at the European olefins unit, which primarily uses crude oil- derived naphtha to make ethylene.

The U.S. plastics-producing industry is increasingly shifting away from oil- derived naphtha, choosing instead to run plants on gases butane or propane.