aluminum

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The war raised global prices and severed U.S. manufacturers’ access to aluminum in the Persian Gulf region.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Rise in aluminum prices on March 30, to a four-year high, after two Gulf smelters were hit by Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Most aluminum shipments from countries that ring the Persian Gulf have been curtailed since the fighting started in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

His company, Reitnouer Trailers, specializes in flatbed truck trailers made entirely out of aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Americans dutifully adopted the new term, but many British users disliked aluminum, pointing out that it disrupted the –ium pattern established by sodium, calcium, and strontium, so they added a vowel and syllable.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson