But it, like many other chemical companies, feel the pain more acutely because petroleum is used as a raw material and to transport their goods.

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Like many chemical companies, Huntsman suffered from rapidly escalating petroleum costs, which is used as a raw material, to power its processes and transport its goods.

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But some are also thought to harbour water ice, which could be used as a raw material for the manufacture of rocket propellant or even breathable air.

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In the Middle Ages it was discovered to be a rich source of aluminium sulphate - a crucial raw material used as a fixing agent in dyeing cloth.

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