English-Dutch translations for raw material

• grondstof
  Informatie zal de grondstof zijn. Information will be the raw material.
  Het menselijk kapitaal is tenslotte de grondstof van Europa. After all, human resources are Europe's raw material.
  In feite wordt VEW als grondstof gebruikt voor de productie van carrageen. And indeed, PES is used as a raw material for producing carrageenan.

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