Taiwan’s feeling the plastic pinch

Yeh handing a delivery driver an order in Taipei, Taiwan. Yeh started charging customers one Taiwan dollar for every plastic bag their order required. — An Rong Xu/The New York Times

PLASTIC producers in Taiwan have scrambled to secure new supplies since the conflict in Iran disrupted petrochemical flows and tightened availability.

Some producers have turned to the United States to purchase liquefied petroleum gas, another petrochemical used to make plastic. Others have sourced plastic goods from China, where many Taiwanese manufacturers have long-standing relationships.