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The premium of prices on COMEX over benchmark international copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) surged to $816 per metric ton on Wednesday from $580 a day earlier, although this is still below a record peak of $1,153 seen on February 13.—Eric Onstad, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The expendable launcher is designed to haul payloads up to 1 metric ton (2,200 pounds) into low-Earth orbit.—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025 Nikola manufactured both hydrogen-electric and battery-electric semi trucks, and its fueling network has dispensed more than 330 metric tons of hydrogen, said Chief Executive Steve Girsky.—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Tesla has agreed to purchase 75,000 metric tons of nickel from a Rio Tinto joint mining venture in the Upper Midwest.—Dan Mangan,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metric ton
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