Meanwhile, US companies that use steel and aluminum as raw materials for their production processes already report significant cost increases by as much as 40 %. (michael-hudson.com)
The Vertu Signature Touch is the manufacturer's first Android smartphone with flagship specs that wouldn't be out of place on a Samsung or HTC phone, but features materials that no smartphone manufacturer would ever touch without significant cost increases. (phonenews.com)
«Increasing the steel tower by 20 meters will require significant cost increases and thus the wind energy industry is starting to say, «Why don't we go to concrete?»» (sciencedaily.com)