raw material

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Because sodium is far more abundant and widely available than lithium, manufacturers could potentially lower raw material costs while reducing long-term supply chain risks.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Because gas is the raw material needed to make new stars, such outflows could significantly reduce future star formation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

"Our raw material, our gold, our copper, goes to other countries... we are experiencing misery."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"If this continues, the impact will be sustained inflation due to rising production and raw material costs," Teuku told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It is the raw material out of which the industrial food chain makes beef or chicken or high-fructose corn syrup or maltodextrin.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan