raw materials
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Oil and gas tankers, bulk carriers and container ships loaded with raw materials and goods pass through these narrow natural corridors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Western governments are scrambling for alternatives to China, which controls most of the global supply of critical raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
A fast increase in manufacturing could be limited by the supply chain for raw materials such as nickel, titanium, cobalt and vanadium, which are only found in a few regions of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The differing availability of raw materials imposed an obvious constraint on material culture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
