Synonyms for raw material
raw ma·te·ri·al

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1. raw material, staplenoun

   material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, staple, basic, staple fiber

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1. Emily Kilcrease:

   I might argue that Chinese investments into lithium mines are a bigger threat to U.S. raw material supply chains, rather than political instability.

2. Chris Williamson:

   Supply shortages have meanwhile put pricing power in the hands of suppliers, pushing raw material prices sharply higher. Increased shipping costs are adding to the burden.

3. Professor Martin Tangney:

   In the production of whisky less than ten percent of what comes out in the distillery is actually the primary product, the bulk of the remainder are these unwanted residues - pot ale and barley. What we can do is combine these two together, create a brand new raw material, apply a different fermentation technology and convert the residual good material in here into high-value products and in particular this - biobutanol, which is an advanced biofuel which is an exact replacement for petrol or diesel.

4. Sanjeev Gupta:

   We have an alternative suggestion which is to still make hot metal but to make it from local raw material rather than imported raw material, so it's a change of technology rather than ending liquid steel making, if we get involved in Port Talbot we will only do so on the basis that we are confident there will not be any mass redundancies.

5. Carl Gustav Jung:

   An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.