# Laundry Detergent Ingredient Runs Out... 'This Company' in South Korea Cashes In [Weekend Money] - The Asia Business Daily

> Supply of linear alkylbenzene (LAB), a laundry detergent raw material, remains disrupted as the Middle East war continues. Buyers negotiating 2027 annual contracts are shifting volumes away from Middle Eastern suppliers, which account for about 20% of global LAB capacity. Analysts expect South Korean producer ISU Chemical, the only domestic LAB producer, to benefit.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:12:55.455Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4391-laundry-detergent-ingredient-runs-out-this-company-in-south-korea-cashes-in
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

The shift adds demand for non-Middle East LAB supply, mainly from Asian producers with limited spare capacity. For feed buyers the link is indirect, since the story concerns a detergent chemical rather than feed ingredients or grains.

## Sources

- asiae.co.kr: https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026102915183042319

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