Taiwan Becomes Largest Buyer of Russian Naphtha

Taiwan becomes largest buyer of Russian naphtha

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Report Finds Taiwan Spent $1.3 Billion On Russian Oil Products In 2025

Taiwan imported $1.3 billion worth of Russian naphtha in the first half of 2025, according to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The purchases, totaling 1.9 million tonnes, made Russia Taiwan’s largest supplier of the vital petrochemical feedstock. The report noted Taiwan has spent $4.9 billion on Russian naphtha since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, despite Taipei joining Western-led sanctions and export contro…

Taiwan becomes top importer of Russian naphtha, with derivatives sold to European countries that back sanctions

In the first half of 2025, Taiwan emerged as the world’s leading buyer of Russian naphtha - a petroleum distillate used to produce gasoline and solvents. Refined products made from that naphtha are then sold to countries in Western Europe that support sanctions on Russia’s extractive industry. The findings come from a joint investigation by several environmental groups: the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Environmental Rights…

Ukraine's ally needed a record amount of Russian naphtha for semiconductors: EADaily

EADaily, October 2nd, 2025. Taiwan, which is an ally of Ukraine, has increased purchases of Russian naphtha, which is used for the production of chemical products for semiconductors, to a record.