Turkey restricts sulfur exports as regional strikes shut down oil refineries, causing commodity prices to surge.
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Updated Aug 29
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What happened
Turkey restricts sulfur exports as regional strikes shut down oil refineries, causing commodity prices to surge.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Turkey
country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
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sulfur
chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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