raw materials

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The deal bans EU importers from paying a different price to Mexican buyers for critical raw materials.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Any credible solutions hinge on Europe’s ability to purchase raw materials and technology on the open global market, and also to borrow from foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It also means the AI buildout is competing for physical resources — land, energy, construction labor, raw materials — that are finite and already under pressure.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Calbee blamed "supply instability for certain raw materials resulting from the escalating tensions in the Middle East".

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

At the opposite extreme, the Maori on the minicontinent of New Zealand had access to a wide range of raw materials and became especially noted for their use of jade.

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