Raw Materials

A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products. As feedstock, the term connotes these materials are bottleneck assets and are required to produce other products. The term raw material denotes materials in unprocessed or minimally processed states; e.g., raw latex, crude oil, cotton, coal, raw biomass, iron ore, air, logs, water, or "any product of agriculture, forestry, fishing or mineral in its natural form or which has undergone the transformation required to …

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PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English

All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …

sustainable agriculture of northern fertilizers raw materials system. Organically made fertilizers play an


Fraser Institute · 5 April 2024 English

Canada, as with many other environmentally conscientious governments, is pursuing an agenda of an energy transition: away from fossil fuels, and toward a society increasingly driven by wind power, solar …

of “overburden”, that is, the quantity of raw materials that must be moved and processed to reach needed and processing more than 500,000 pounds of raw materials somewhere on the planet. Meanwhile, measured as of March 18, 2024. McKinsey (2022). The Raw-Materials Challenge: How the Metals and Mining Sector com/industries/metals-and-mining/our- insights/the-raw-materials-challenge-how-the-metals-and-mining-sector-


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 1 April 2024 English

This report presents the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of a proposed transport and building infrastructure development on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote close and mutually beneficial trade …

Corridor • reduced energy use • reduced use of raw materials • lower operation and maintenance costs • reduced


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 March 2024 English

Do policy-makers need to rethink fiscal policies to ensure the financial benefits from critical minerals are shared fairly?Are current fiscal approaches and policies aligned with national strategies, including ensuring that …

increasing demand, scarcity, and volatility of raw materials prices. 18 The DRC has, for example, established 4b9aaf2d1b4c074798b4 Kowalski, P., & Legendre, C. (2023). Raw materials critical for the green transition: Production


CPRC: University of Regina Press · 19 March 2024 English

An exposé of the reality of Saskatchewan’s potash industry management—prioritizing private profit over public interest A single province in Canada—Saskatchewan—is blessed with a remarkable birthright: 50% of the world’s potash …

aspirations is to be not simply a provider of raw materials. Government should not take a hands-off approach


Wilson Center Canada · 18 March 2024 English

Nonetheless it gained 4.9% of the vote, and while it had a range of other issues—opposition to “radical gender ideology,” support for oil pipelines, liberalization of gun laws and protecting …

use zoning, permitting delays, the cost of raw materials, and interest rates are the real drivers of


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English

This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations to improve monitoring practices. The report focuses specifically on monitoring …

with countries from which Denmark imports raw materials, semi-finished products, finished goods, and


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 11 March 2024 English

How has government support for energy in India evolved over the last decade? As India strives to become a USD 5 trillion economy over the next 3 years, what will …

for equipment, critical components, basic raw materials, and critical spares in renewable energy and


Agricultural Policy Research Networks · 11 March 2024 English

3.0 Results and Discussions Socio-Economic Characteristics of Palm Oil producers in the study area The result of socio-economic characteristics of Palm Oil producers in the study area are presented in …

of Raw Materials, Inputs, Techniques and Scale of Processing The various sources of raw materials, inputs processing is shown in Table 2. Table 2: Sources of Raw Materials, Inputs, Techniques and Scale of Processing that oil palm fruits/ bunches are the major raw materials input in the processing of palm oil and the financial strain associated with procuring raw materials for palm oil production. This resonates with economic challenges entailed in securing essential raw materials within the palm oil industry. Infrastructure-related


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

while at the same time being able to acquire raw materials and war stocks to supplant previous trade. Generally heart of China’s economic future by shifting raw materials exploitation and subsequent production to the the natural resources, minerals, and other raw materials, that coincide with the global pursuit of a their spending towards manufacturers who source raw materials and commodities that benefit U.S. workers, with development, in addition to deliveries of strategic raw materials. But sustained political will is required, as


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