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Metal norms

KG: Kilogramme, 1000 per MT. Approximately 2.20462 lbs.
MT: Metric Tonne, 1000 KG. Approximately 2204.62 lbs.
ppm: Parts per million. 1ppm = 0.0001%
+/- 2%: Contract tolerance of +/- 2% allows for delivered material to be between 98-102% of contracted weight.
FSU: Former Soviet Union, countries that were part of the USSR.
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States. A post-USSR alliance of some but not all FSU states. Currently: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. The IMDG is an international code for the transport of dangerous goods by sea and covers such matters as packing, container traffic and stowage.