{"id":147166,"date":"2026-03-03T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=147166"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:00:09","slug":"iran-war-could-significantly-disrupt-chinas-methanol-imports-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=147166","title":{"rendered":"Iran war could \u2018significantly disrupt\u2019 China\u2019s methanol imports: analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina could potentially face shortages of methanol \u2013 a vital input for several industries \u2013 if the Iran war drags on and causes lengthy disruptions to shipping traffic along the Strait of Hormuz, analysts said.<br \/>\nMethanol, also known as methyl alcohol, is a chemical compound that is widely used by Chinese producers. It is both a biofuel and a key raw material for a range of products \u2013 from paint and formaldehyde to plastics and synthetic fabrics.<br \/>\nThe growing conflict in the Middle East could be a&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3345276\/iran-war-could-significantly-disrupt-chinas-methanol-imports-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina could potentially face shortages of methanol \u2013 a vital input for several industries \u2013 if the Iran war drags on and causes lengthy&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147166"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}