The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.

昂贵的原料费用使价格居高不下。

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Soybean Oil Market - Industry Trends, Manufacturing Process, Plant Setup, Machinery, Raw Materials, Cost and Revenue.

大豆油市场：产业趋势，制造工程，工厂建设，机器，原料，原价、收益。

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White Cement Market - Industry Trends, Manufacturing Process, Plant Setup, Machinery, Raw Materials, Cost and Revenue.

(白水泥)市场：产业趋势，制造工程，工厂建设，机器，原料，原价·收益。

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That could be a significant energy saving which may or may not over ride that higher raw materials cost.

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But start with this underlying fact: the cost of the raw materials alone necessary to make the battery is higher than the cost of gasoline.

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China's political leaders see guaranteed access to low-cost raw materials as vital to sustaining growth and therefore to political legitimacy and their own survival.

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