Examples of smelter in a Sentence
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Opponents said Hudbay is likely to ship the copper out of the country anyway, because of limited capacity at U.S. smelters.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Excellent location in a world-class mining jurisdiction, close to a zinc smelter and port.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat, criticized Parson in a statement, arguing that he should be focused on issues in Missouri such as the hundreds of jobs lost after an aluminum smelter recently closed in the southeastern part of the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
It has been widely reported that one facility in Texas—the one at the former aluminum smelter site—earned over $30 million by shutting down during a heat wave in 2023.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Early this year, roughly 3,000 workers staged a protest at a smelter in Central Sulawesi owned by PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry, a subsidiary of a Chinese company, Jiangsu Delong Group.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Companies are investing in smelters producing nickel pig iron, used in stainless steel, according to a report from Oxford Economics.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2023
In communities near new smelters, many celebrate an infusion of new jobs, even as people denounce horrific pollution.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Battery recycling, often at small-scale unregulated smelters, is a highly profitable but deadly business.
—Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Excellent location in a world-class mining jurisdiction, close to a zinc smelter and port.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat, criticized Parson in a statement, arguing that he should be focused on issues in Missouri such as the hundreds of jobs lost after an aluminum smelter recently closed in the southeastern part of the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
It has been widely reported that one facility in Texas—the one at the former aluminum smelter site—earned over $30 million by shutting down during a heat wave in 2023.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Early this year, roughly 3,000 workers staged a protest at a smelter in Central Sulawesi owned by PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry, a subsidiary of a Chinese company, Jiangsu Delong Group.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Companies are investing in smelters producing nickel pig iron, used in stainless steel, according to a report from Oxford Economics.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2023
In communities near new smelters, many celebrate an infusion of new jobs, even as people denounce horrific pollution.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Battery recycling, often at small-scale unregulated smelters, is a highly profitable but deadly business.
—Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of smelter was
in the 15th century
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“Smelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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smelter
noun
smelt·er
ˈsmel-tər 
1
: a person whose work or business is smelting
2
or smeltery
-tə-rē
: an establishment for smelting
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