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The tonne (/ t ʌ n / ⓘ or / t ɒ n /; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI.It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units) and the long ton (British imperial units).
Ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. As a unit of mass, ton can mean: the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms) the tonne, also called the metric ton, which is 1,000 kilograms (about 2,204.6 pounds) or 1 megagram.
Mt—one million tons (ambiguous as to whether short tons or metric tons) —one Metric ton; MTBE—methyl tertiary butyl ether; MTEF—Medium Term Expenditure Framework; MTEP—Midwest ISO Transmission Expansion Plan 2005 (US) Mtoe—One million tons of oil equivalent(EU) Muni—Municipality; MVA—Megavolt amperes (one million volt amperes)
kilometre (km) or kilometer is a metric unit used, outside the US, to measure the length of a journey; the international statute mile (mi) is used in the US; 1 mi = 1.609344 km nautical mile is rarely used to derive units of transportation quantity.
The first group of metric units are those that are at present defined as units within the International System of Units (SI). In its most restrictive interpretation, this is what may be meant when the term metric unit is used. The unit one (1) is the unit of a quantity of dimension one. It is the neutral element of any system of units. [2]
Note that the m³ gas conversion factor takes into account a difference in the standard temperature base for measurement of gas volumes in metric and imperial units. The standard temperature for metric measurement is 15 degrees Celsius (i.e. 59 degrees Fahrenheit) while for English measurement the standard temperature is 60 °F.
Similarly, each 1 DWT of oil tankers was responsible for 32,400 metric-ton miles of carriage. [66] The main loading ports in 2005 were located in Western Asia, Western Africa, North Africa, and the Caribbean, with 196.3, 196.3, 130.2 and 246.6 million metric tons of cargo loaded in these regions. [67]
Global LPG production reached over 292 million metric tons per year (Mt/a) in 2015, while global LPG consumption to over 284 Mt/a. [37] 62% of LPG is extracted from natural gas while the rest is produced by petroleum refineries from crude oil. [38] 44% of global consumption is in the domestic sector. The U.S. is the leading producer and ...