nonferrous
adjective
non·fer·rous ˌnän-ˈfer-əs 
1
: not containing, including, or relating to iron
2
: of or relating to metals other than iron
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Companies in seven industrial sectors will be affected: steel, building materials, petrochemicals, nonferrous metals, consumer goods, equipment manufacturing, and electronics. 
Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2022 These materials include polyurethane and polypropylene from boot shells, ferrous and nonferrous metals from buckles, and other materials from boot liners. Jiakai Chang, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2021 The rules increase the cost of permits and licenses for nonferrous mining exploration and operation, and require applicants to provide substantially greater detail in their feasibility reports, operational plans and construction documentation. Todd Richmond, Star Tribune, 27 Jan. 2021 With passage of the Revenue Act of 1938, Congress permitted tanners and producers and processors of nonferrous metals to use LIFO. Martin Sullivan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Potanin created his financial holding company Interros, which began as a trader of nonferrous metals. John Hyatt, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Spending on exploration for nonferrous metals in 2021 was nearly half of the industry’s 2012 peak, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022 Minnesota’s 29-year-old nonferrous mining siting rules prohibit mines in the Boundary Waters but allow them along waters that flow into the popular outdoors getaway. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021 Across the year, Trafigura traded 22.8 million metric tons of nonferrous metals including copper and aluminum, up 9%. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 See More
Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2022 These materials include polyurethane and polypropylene from boot shells, ferrous and nonferrous metals from buckles, and other materials from boot liners. Jiakai Chang, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2021 The rules increase the cost of permits and licenses for nonferrous mining exploration and operation, and require applicants to provide substantially greater detail in their feasibility reports, operational plans and construction documentation. Todd Richmond, Star Tribune, 27 Jan. 2021 With passage of the Revenue Act of 1938, Congress permitted tanners and producers and processors of nonferrous metals to use LIFO. Martin Sullivan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Potanin created his financial holding company Interros, which began as a trader of nonferrous metals. John Hyatt, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Spending on exploration for nonferrous metals in 2021 was nearly half of the industry’s 2012 peak, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022 Minnesota’s 29-year-old nonferrous mining siting rules prohibit mines in the Boundary Waters but allow them along waters that flow into the popular outdoors getaway. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021 Across the year, Trafigura traded 22.8 million metric tons of nonferrous metals including copper and aluminum, up 9%. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1