raw materials

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Stanley’s worldwide manufacturing empire began in a corner of Connecticut that had no business becoming a manufacturing center—a landlocked region about 85 miles from Manhattan with no rail service, no waterway and few raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

At that time the aim was to produce nitrogen for explosives and fertilisers to circumvent a blockade which prevented certain raw materials being imported from Chile.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

"With fuel supplies disrupted and imports affected, the cost of raw materials has gone up," he said, adding that his business has seen losses of more than 45% since the conflict began.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The chicken feed is one of the only raw materials he buys for the whole farm.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan