Recent Examples on the WebAn aluminum smelter project with a capacity of 1.5 to 2 million tons per year will be constructed in the industrial park in three phases.—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The group also went to the town of La Oroya, which had a smelter that polluted the air for decades and resulted in lead poisoning among the majority of the population.—Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024 Since 2000, China has been responsible for 75% of the world’s smelter capacity growth, according to Wood Mackenzie’s data.—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 Visual China Group | Getty Images The report outlines that 80% of copper mining produces copper concentrate, which must be processed at smelters and refineries to produce copper cathode.—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smelter
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