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Wood Mackenzie estimated that for every $10 per barrel rise in crude oil prices, coal per tonne gets $1 to $3 pricier, too.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Border Force seized around five tonnes of cocaine at London Gateway in under a month, estimated to be worth over £400 million.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Over the past century, steel has proven to be a highly effective concrete reinforcement material, so much so that more than 20% of the almost 2 billion tonnes of global steel produced annually is used to reinforce concrete.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Border Force seized around five tonnes of cocaine at London Gateway in under a month, estimated to be worth over £400 million.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Over the past century, steel has proven to be a highly effective concrete reinforcement material, so much so that more than 20% of the almost 2 billion tonnes of global steel produced annually is used to reinforce concrete.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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