In the metal scrap industry, the common unit of weight is used as a Metric ton

Metric ton :

In the UAE, the metric system is used, and the unit of weight commonly IN the METAL SCRAP INDUSTRY is the metric ton (tonne), which is equal to 1,000 kilograms.

MT is a measuring unit and abbreviation of metric ton, which is equal to one thousand kilograms. Here ‘T’ is for ton and ‘M’ for metric, this is worldwide since 1879 and is officially accepted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA.

WEIGHT UNIT BY COUNTRY:

Examples of countries in the world use the avoirdupois system

NAME OF COUNTRY IN KILOGRAMS KG TO LBS
USA 907.18 2000
UK 1016.052240
PAKISTAN 10002205
SAUDI ARAB10002205
CHINA 1000 KG OR (2000 JIN)2205
chart of units in different countries

NOTE :

Conversion From Kg TO LBS

KILOGRAMS POUNDS
1022.046226218
100220.46226218
10002204.6226218
NOTE :1 POUND IN KG IS EQUAL TO TO:0.45359237KG