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Reports suggest over 400,000 tonnes of copper are headed to the US as buyers rush to beat potential tariffs.
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Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In November 2022, the Metals Company carried out a test that extracted 3,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Shipowners who fail to meet emissions reduction targets will pay up to $380 per tonne of CO₂ equivalent, feeding into a new Net-Zero Fund to support the transition and ensure climate justice within the sector.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
China's aircraft carriers are all over 60,000 tonnes.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In November 2022, the Metals Company carried out a test that extracted 3,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Shipowners who fail to meet emissions reduction targets will pay up to $380 per tonne of CO₂ equivalent, feeding into a new Net-Zero Fund to support the transition and ensure climate justice within the sector.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
China's aircraft carriers are all over 60,000 tonnes.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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