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Recent Examples of refiner
So far, outside of Vulcan, a small number of other companies have been selected, including Korea Zinc, a metal refiner; MP Materials, a Nevada rare-earth mining company; and ReElement Technologies, an Indiana producer of rare-earth elements and battery metals that partners with Vulcan.
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 28 May 2026
After the Soviet Union collapsed, Castro sought a replacement savior closer to home in a 1994 deal with Sherritt International, a Canadian nickel and cobalt miner and refiner.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
China is both the largest purchaser of New Caledonian nickel and the world’s largest refiner of nickel.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Ionic Rare Earths Limited is a miner, refiner and recycler of sustainable and traceable magnet and heavy rare earths.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The country is the leading refiner for 19 out of 20 of the most important strategic minerals, with an average market share of 70%, according to the International Energy Agency.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Residents came to the February meeting to push back against a nickel refiner eyeing a vacant manufacturing site.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Each bar is typically stamped with key details, including its weight, purity and the refiner’s hallmark.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
As a refiner, your profit lives in the spread between these two prices.
—Karl Montevirgen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 28 May 2026
After the Soviet Union collapsed, Castro sought a replacement savior closer to home in a 1994 deal with Sherritt International, a Canadian nickel and cobalt miner and refiner.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
China is both the largest purchaser of New Caledonian nickel and the world’s largest refiner of nickel.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Ionic Rare Earths Limited is a miner, refiner and recycler of sustainable and traceable magnet and heavy rare earths.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The country is the leading refiner for 19 out of 20 of the most important strategic minerals, with an average market share of 70%, according to the International Energy Agency.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Residents came to the February meeting to push back against a nickel refiner eyeing a vacant manufacturing site.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Each bar is typically stamped with key details, including its weight, purity and the refiner’s hallmark.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
As a refiner, your profit lives in the spread between these two prices.
—Karl Montevirgen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refiner
Noun
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The nebula’s colors appear vivid because of a filter in the spectrograph that allows specific wavelengths of light to pass through, corresponding to specific types of gas.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The produce keeper has a carbon filter and an elevated basket that allows for better airflow around produce.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Noun
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This air purifier can clean a 470-square-foot room in just one hour.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Don’t miss out on handy gadgets like Apple AirPods with noise cancellation and an air purifier that shoppers with allergies swear by.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Noun
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One began in March after the department received an anonymous complaint about a valve on an aqua ammonia clarifier tank, not the same tank involved in the explosion, the department said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Refiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refiner. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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