S. Korea probes syringe hoarding amid plastic supply squeeze
Police are probing firms accused of stockpiling medical syringes as conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies of an oil-derived input used in plastics.
South Korean police said Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes. The probe follows disruptions to supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for producing many plastic goods, a knock-on effect of the Middle East war that has hit plastic makers and medical supply availability.