raw materials

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Moreira da Silva said moving just an average of five vessels a day of fertilisers and related raw materials through the strait would head off the crisis for farmers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But he couldn't risk key businesses that rely on China's raw materials.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Manufacturing giant China has been comparatively sheltered from fuel shortages thanks to oil reserves and renewable energy, but local factories are picking up a ballooning raw materials bill.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Customers that have been piloting Amazon Supply Chain Services include consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble, which is using Amazon’s freight network to ship raw materials to production facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Bones of domestic animals were important raw materials for artifacts of Neolithic peoples before the development of metallurgy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond