as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed
Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts
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The wages that Boeing pays to its workers make up far less than 10% of its overall cost of producing a plane, with most of the cost going into raw materials and purchases from suppliers who produce everything from avionics to the fuselage of the planes themselves.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Both scents arrive with two additional vials: small capsules of the key raw materials in each recipe.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Using Sustainability Footprint Management, SDX calculates carbon footprints across each product life cycle stage, from raw materials to disposal.
—Robert Kramer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
At the same time, raw material and labor costs accelerated out of the pandemic.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Both scents arrive with two additional vials: small capsules of the key raw materials in each recipe.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Using Sustainability Footprint Management, SDX calculates carbon footprints across each product life cycle stage, from raw materials to disposal.
—Robert Kramer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
At the same time, raw material and labor costs accelerated out of the pandemic.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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