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TON. Twenty hundred weight, each hundred weight being one hundred and twelve pounds avoirdupois. See act of congress of Aug. 30, 1842, c. 270, s. 20.

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6 percent increase from the 26 million net tons shipped during the same period in 2003.

Swept up: a wave of consolidation sweeps the steel industry in the aftermath of the section 201 tariff

Current estimates of the foundry coke market in 1992 indicate a shipping level of about 1,350,000 net tons with 1993 and 1994 looking at 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 net tons.

Melting and pouring

Net tons shipped in the quarter-to-quarter comparison were particularly strong in this unit's engineered products and envelope & converting markets, which generated volume growth of approximately 21% and 7%, respectively.

Glatfelter Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results; Announces Timberland Strategy and EURO Program Benefits

It will be able to produce up to 300,000 net tons annually in diameters ranging from 24 to 64 inches with grades up to X80.