English-Danish translations for raw material

• råstof
  I sidste ende er human resources Europas råstof. After all, human resources are Europe's raw material.
  Hr. formand, kære kolleger, vand er et kostbart råstof. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, water is a precious raw material.
  Det er uacceptabelt, at menneskelige embryoner degraderes til at blive behandlet som et råstof. It is unacceptable to lower human embryos to the level of raw material.

Definition of raw material

• A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture
• Any input to a factory or other installation which processes it

Examples

• Petroleum is the raw material refined into various fuels and needed for countless chemicals
• The assembly plants raw materials are finished parts from Asian suppliers.

Related words

• raw materials
• secondary raw material
• textile raw material