The foundations of the modern world were laid by one major event—the industrial revolution ... metal fabrication Industrial firms produce the materials and finished products we rely on in ...

glass and steel as a critical raw material or supplies will become hostage to China, the world’s biggest producer of high-end industrial ceramics has warned. Stefan Borgas, chief executive of ...

Before the Industrial Revolution ... textiles and cloth were made in people’s homes. Raw materials, such as wool, flax and cotton, would be spun into yarn using a spinning wheel and woven ...

In an era of decreasing globalization, the urgency of securing stable supply chains for strategic and critical raw materials has ... at the cusp of a green revolution. The remedy to our current ...