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The chaos in the Middle East is also pushing up the cost of plastics, which are made of petrochemicals, and aluminum, because the region is home to several key smelters.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
Aluminium Bahrain, a major smelter, was targeted Saturday by an Iranian attack which injured two employees, the country’s state news agency reported.
—James Legge, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Aluminium maker struck Aluminium Bahrain, which hosts the world's largest smelter of the metal, said on Sunday its facility was subjected to an Iranian attack.
—Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal – poured out of the factory’s stacks, became trapped in the valley and thus blanketed Donora.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
Aluminium Bahrain, a major smelter, was targeted Saturday by an Iranian attack which injured two employees, the country’s state news agency reported.
—James Legge, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Aluminium maker struck Aluminium Bahrain, which hosts the world's largest smelter of the metal, said on Sunday its facility was subjected to an Iranian attack.
—Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal – poured out of the factory’s stacks, became trapped in the valley and thus blanketed Donora.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for smelter
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“Smelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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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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