English-Finnish translations for raw material

• raaka-aine
  Tieto tulee olemaan raaka-aine. Information will be the raw material.
  Arvoisa puhemies ja arvoisat kollegat, vesi on kallis raaka-aine. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, water is a precious raw material.
  Humala on maailmanlaajuisesti välttämätön raaka-aine oluen valmistuksessa. Hops are an indispensable raw material in beer production throughout the world.

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