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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On Earth, those raw materials have been obscured by tectonic and other geologic activity, by the heat caused by a barrage of impacts that occurred in the first billion years of the planet’s history, and by the very life that, once started, proliferated and evolved, wiping out its own origin story.
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Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And in this context, it shouldn’t be forgotten that these smaller battery types typically require 10 to 30 times less critical raw material content — materials which, again, are predominantly produced and imported from outside the EU.
—Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Analyst Takashi Miyazaki expects the company’s profits to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10% in the next three years, in large part due to its focus on core brands and a peak in raw material costs.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
So, the researchers involved in this work, based in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, decided to put raw materials that can form Tetrahydrotriazinium into the perovskite-forming solution.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
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Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And in this context, it shouldn’t be forgotten that these smaller battery types typically require 10 to 30 times less critical raw material content — materials which, again, are predominantly produced and imported from outside the EU.
—Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Analyst Takashi Miyazaki expects the company’s profits to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10% in the next three years, in large part due to its focus on core brands and a peak in raw material costs.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
So, the researchers involved in this work, based in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, decided to put raw materials that can form Tetrahydrotriazinium into the perovskite-forming solution.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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