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'''Materials''' are physical substances used as inputs to [[Production, costs, and pricing|production]] or [[manufacturing]]. Raw materials are first extracted or harvested from the earth and divided into a form that can be easily transported and stored, then processed to produce semi-finished materials. These can be input into a new cycle of production and [[finishing]] processes to create finished materials, ready for [[Distribution (business)|distribution]] and [[Consumption (economics)|consumption]].
An example of a raw material is [[cotton]], which can be processed into thread, which can then be woven into [[cloth]], a semi-finished material. Cutting and sewing the fabric turns it into a [[garment]], which is a finished material. [[Steelmaking]] is another example—raw materials are mined, refined and processed into [[steel]], a semi-finished material. Steel is then used as an input in many other industries to make finished products.
== See also ==
* [[Biomaterial]]
* [[Commodity]]
* [[List of building materials]]
* [[Materials science]]
* [[Natural resource]]
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