一份245M的国防合同扩大了蒙大拿的汤普森瀑布冶炼厂,提高了400%的产量,减少了美国对中国的依赖。 A $245M defense contract expands Montana’s Thompson Falls smelter, boosting antimony production 400% to cut U.S. reliance on China.

一项价值2.45亿美元的国防部合同正在资助蒙大拿的Thompson Falls冶炼厂的大规模扩建,该厂是美国唯一的此类设施,它使纳米铁的生产能力提高了400%,达到每月500吨以上。 A $245 million Department of Defense contract is funding a major expansion at Montana’s Thompson Falls smelter, the only U.S. facility of its kind, boosting antimony production capacity by 400% to over 500 tons monthly. 该项目预计将创造25个高工资职位,并将当地收入从每月250万美元增加到1 600万美元,目的是减少美国对中国的依赖,因为中国控制着全球85%的煤矿供应量。 The project, expected to create 25 high-wage jobs and increase local revenue from $2.5 million to $16 million monthly, aims to reduce U.S. reliance on China, which controls 85% of global antimony supply. 冶炼厂每年将生产多达1 500万磅氧化或500万磅金属,支持国防、电池和电子产品。 The smelter will produce up to 15 million pounds of antimony oxide or 5 million pounds of metal annually, supporting national defense, batteries, and electronics.