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The company aims to build a commercial facility by 2028 (pending a Series B financing round, granted) that could produce thousands of metric tons per year.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025 Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange ended Wednesday's session at $11,592 per metric ton.—Chloe Taylor,charlotte Reed, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025 Multiple studies have found that AI data centers are relying heavily on fossil fuels and stand to add millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025 Each carbon credit is supposed to represent the reduction or prevention of one metric ton of carbon dioxide.—Brian P. McCullough, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metric ton
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