raw materials

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Oil-derived products are important raw materials for the chemical producer, but one analyst says that its range of businesses helped protect DuPont from surging oil prices.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The lack of steel and other raw materials is hampering production in various industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Most of the remaining exports are essential raw materials that the U.S. can’t readily replace, adds Martha Hall Findlay, director of the university’s school of public policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It may well be that ancient hunter-gatherers living in zones more fertile than the Kalahari spent even less time obtaining food and raw materials.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari