Naphtha Shortage Pushes Tofu Maker in Japan's Aomori Pref. to Adopt Black-and-White Packaging for Some...
- Posted on May 15, 2026
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Naphtha Shortage Pushes Tofu Maker in Japan's Aomori Pref. to Adopt Black-and-White Packaging for Some...
AOMORI — Taishi Food Inc., a manufacturer and seller mainly of tofu and fried tofu in Sannohe, Aomori Prefecture, will simplify the packaging of some of its products starting in June, due to ongoing instability in the supply of printing ink. The cause is a lack of naphtha, a key raw material for printing ink, as a consequence of the current tension in the Middle East.
