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CONTENTS
Preface iv
Acknowledgments vi
Executive Summary 1
1. Introduction 3
2. Accounting for Material Flows. . . . 5
3. Results, Implications, and
Conclusions 11
4. Next Steps 19
Notes 21
Data Summary 23
Appendix 33
German Material Requirements 34
Japanese Material Requirements 43
Netherlands Material Requirements... 51
United States Material Requirements . . 55
About the Authors 64
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