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Refiners, Heavy Industries Continue to Suffer Impact of Iran Crisis

Summary by The Korea Times
Korea’s refiners and chemical companies face a worsening supply crunch in crude oil and petrochemical feedstock following the latest warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that the country would strike Iran “extremely hard” for the next two or three weeks. Uncertainty has intensified as Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint accounting for roughly a fifth of global crude shipments, looks set to persist. Overseas…

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Even before the Iran war, the chemical industry suffered from a marked shortage of orders, which intensified further in March. In addition, the sharply increased costs for crude oil, raw materials and energy - the current business situation is poor.

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epochtimes.de broke the news in on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
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