...a good question!
It is a stronger reducing agent in steel than magnesium. It reacts chemically, physically, and exothermically in slags and is lower in cost than aluminum. It provides a more powerful neutralizing agent for the environment than soda ash. It produces a hotter flame than polypropylene. It is the precursor for dozens of chemicals we use everyday. It is safe, incredibly cost effective, and every bit of it - including every amp of electricity and every pound of lime and carbon used in its manufacture - comes from the USA.
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