raw materials

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Surging energy prices cause German companies to pay more for inputs and raw materials, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz blocks a key waterway for petrochemicals and industrial gases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

"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

"In the meantime, we are also holding more key raw materials critical for business operations, and hence requiring the need to increase costs by up to 30 percent," Goh told AFP in an email.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I had worked for a full span on the lamp and invested almost all the money I had on the purchase of raw materials.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss