Million Tonnes

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MT
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪljən tənz/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unit Measures

Examples in Context

  1. A million tonnes of untreated sewage is dumped into the sea
  2. Up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK.
  3. He estimates that several million tonnes of crude could go into the reserve this quarter.
  4. Several thousand million tonnes of material are crushed every year using hundreds of millions of MW hours.
  5. Even though the National Development and Reform Commission ( NDRC ), Beijing's top planning body, says that it has halted this year 23 projects equivalent to 2.47 million tonnes of smelting capacity, it is threatening to take tougher measures.

Other meanings of MT