nonferrous
adjective
non·fer·rous
ˌnän-ˈfer-əs 
1
: not containing, including, or relating to iron
2
: of or relating to metals other than iron
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Radius continues to focus on optimizing its operations and managing costs amid challenging market conditions, with an emphasis on nonferrous metal recovery and environmental compliance.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the worst-performing subsectors were nonferrous metals, household and personal products, and food & beverage.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Most recoveries were of large, nonferrous cargoes sunk during the First and Second World Wars—tin, copper, gold, and silver—and very few were lifted from more than a few hundred metres of water.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Complicating matters, China dominates the world’s advanced battery supply chains and has a monopoly on the global market for several types of raw materials used in the defense sector, such as some iron and ferroalloy metals, nonferrous metals, and industrial minerals.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the worst-performing subsectors were nonferrous metals, household and personal products, and food & beverage.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Most recoveries were of large, nonferrous cargoes sunk during the First and Second World Wars—tin, copper, gold, and silver—and very few were lifted from more than a few hundred metres of water.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Complicating matters, China dominates the world’s advanced battery supply chains and has a monopoly on the global market for several types of raw materials used in the defense sector, such as some iron and ferroalloy metals, nonferrous metals, and industrial minerals.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024
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nonferrous
adjective
non·fer·rous
-ˈfer-əs
1
: not containing, including, or relating to iron
2
: of or relating to metals other than iron
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