raw materials

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Input costs hit multiyear highs in Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam too, as raw materials became more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“It is encouraging to see EU-US cooperation on critical raw materials taking concrete shape,” Sefcovic said in a statement Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He is worried not just because of the tariffs but also rising costs of raw materials, exacerbated by the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It is not a plausible source of raw materials: the freightage from Mars to Earth would be too expensive for many centuries to come.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan