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aluminum

[uh-loo-muh-nuhm] / əˈlu mə nəm /


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Lu of Australian National University said China successfully tempered excess capacity in its steel and aluminum industries in the 2010s, but cars were a harder nut to crack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The U.S. has been adding aluminum recycling plants, which melt old cans and scrap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

They use about 5% of the energy required for the chemical reaction necessary to make primary aluminum, but recycled metal isn’t suitable for all uses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Rio, one of the largest aluminum producers outside China, is starting up in Saguenay the West’s first new smelters in more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

With a mixture of awe and envy, we watched her broiling away on her aluminum blanket.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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