Keyword: raw materials
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Lost supplier
Ukraine and Russia provided more than a quarter of the globally traded wheat. Bottlenecks in global supply are now threatening.
food supply
Broken chains
Agricultural giant Brazil, whose export business is dominated by soya, corn and coffee, is feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine.
raw material from Africa
Marula: Versatile and promising
Oil obtained from the kernels of the African marula fruit is increasingly being used in care and cosmetic products.
Interview
Waiting for marula bars
The South African Cyril Lombard works on the further development and internationalization of the marula sector in Africa.
Interview
Sought-after raw material for the cosmetics industry
Udo Reinhardt imports marula oil from Namibia through his company Aurum Africa and supplies it to the European cosmetics industry.
Raw Materials
Baobab: Africa's superfruit
Africa's imposing baobab trees thrive in harsh conditions and can live for more than a thousand years. Its vitamin and fiber-rich fruits - in powder form - are being consumed more and more frequently in Europe and the USA. But baobab has not yet made its big market breakthrough.
Interview
If Oprah Winfrey pushes baobab, we're ready!
Gus Le Breton, Chairman of the African Baobab Alliance, wants to help baobab products achieve a global breakthrough.
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Shrinking forest
It is finely grained, hard and resistant and ideally suited for the construction of instruments and furniture: rosewood is considered the "ivory of the forest" ...
Valuable raw material
Bamboo: grandiose grass
Not only pandas and panpipe players appreciate bamboo: the plant is a sought-after raw material for products as diverse as socks and toothbrushes, dashboards and parquet floors, scaffolding and wind turbines.