raw material

Example Sentences

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It mines bauxite, the raw material for aluminum, refines it into alumina powder, and operates smelters that turn alumina to finished aluminum.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“We think that raw material issues are likely to cause some earnings growth uncertainties,” Zekauskas wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, it can be captured and turned into a valuable raw material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

I saw the gang members not as rivals but as raw material to be converted.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela