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Stocks of aluminum in the U.S. are estimated at 200,000 metric tons, about two weeks’ worth of domestic consumption, compared with four to six weeks usually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Exactly how much is there is unknown — and often disputed — but Interlune said the moon has more than 1 million metric tons of helium-3.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Last year India imported 24.9 million metric tons of LNG, data from Kpler shows—only 4% above the amount it bought in 2021, the last full year before the Ukraine war broke out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Aluminum is another common material that is shipped through the strait in significant quantities, with Gulf countries supplying around 8% of the world’s aluminum supply, equal to about 6.16 million metric tons in 2025.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Fd turned to the back section, turned past the Z words, past the phases of the moon and the metric system, and finally to the Given Names.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia