India is buying Nephetha fiercely from Russia
In the energy trade between India and Russia, now not only cheap crude oil, but another important product is rapidly connected, named Nephathha. According to a report by Reuters, in June 2025, India and Taiwan have become the largest countries to buy Nephathha from Russia. The reason is clear, this fuel is cheaper and very important for industries.
Why is Naphaha’s demand so much?
Actually, Nephetha is a mild hydrocarbon, which is used like raw materials in the petrochemical industry. Compounds like olefin and aromatics are prepared from this, from which plastic, synthetic fiber, resins and many important chemicals are made later. In February 2023, the European Union (EU) banned all the oil products coming from Russia. After this, Russia turned its export trend towards Asia and Middle East. India started shopping fiercely for Nephathha, cashing on to this opportunity.
How much Naphaha came to India?
According to a report by Reuters, in June 2025, India was sent about 2.5 lakh tonnes of Nephetha from Russia. Even though this figure is 5% less than in May, the picture is complete only when we see the data of the whole year. Between January and June 2025, India has ordered more than 1.4 million tonnes of napha from Russia. These goods were launched on western ports like Mundra, Hazira and Sikka of the country. It is also worth noting that earlier India used to buy this napha from UAE, but now India has changed its supplier due to Russia at a lower price.
Demand is increasing in many countries
Not only India, Taiwan also ordered a huge amount of napha from Russia in June. According to LSEG data, Taiwan got 2.34 lakh tonnes of napha – which is doubled compared to May. Between January and June 2025, Taiwan bought 12.7 lakh tonnes from Russia. Apart from this, Singapore, Malaysia, Türkiye and China were also the main importers of Russian Nephetha during June.
UAE reduced purchases
According to shipping data, no Nephetha from Russia did not reach the Fujirah port of UAE in June, while 80,000 tonnes were sent in May. The reason behind this is the unsafe of the Red Sea due to the attacks being carried out by Yemen’s Huti rebels. For this reason, traders are now sending Russian oil from South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope route to Asia. In June, about 3 lakh tonnes of Russian Nephetha was sent to Asia by such a route, while in May this quantity was half.
Buying napha not just a business decision
For India, buying Napha from Russia is not just a business decision, but also a strategic trick. On the one hand it provides the raw material required for the petrochemical industry, on the other hand it has become a cheap and permanent supply means amidst global instability in the prices of oil products.