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metal storage
Bulk storage of raw metals from mining, collection, or recycling, excluding ores and finished or packaged metal products.
Metal storage facilities are places for bulk storage of raw metals derived from mining, collection, or recycling. Metals in bulk storage may be in the form of sheets, ingots, or other shapes suitable for mass processing. This does not include storage of metal ores, nor does it apply to storage of finished or packaged metal products.
The metal can already have a form suitable for industrial handling, such as an ingot or sheet. Such shaping does not make it a finished consumer product.
Metal-bearing rock belongs to ore storage. This usage starts with the metallic material, including metal recovered through recycling.
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chemical storage
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plastic storage
Bulk storage of raw manufactured or recycled plastics for further processing, excluding finished or packaged plastic products. -
rubber storage
Bulk storage of raw or recycled rubber for further processing, excluding finished or packaged rubber products.