raw material
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On the demand side, hot metal output has declined for consecutive weeks, while steelmakers’ profitability has deteriorated, prompting mills to take a cautious approach to raw material purchases, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Chief Executive Heidi Petz said Sherwin-Williams implemented price increases to offset raw material inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Privacy International also criticised the feature, telling the BBC it was "the latest sign AI companies see people's images and data as raw material to be exploited".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
A key raw material for many of these plastic goods is ethylene, which is derived from naphtha, an oil by-product.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
A never-ending line of carts brought the raw material in—thousands of skins, goat, calf, lizard and snake skins—and took them away again tanned, dyed and finished.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
