tolling agreement en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From tolling (“charging a fee”) + agreement.
Meanings
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An agreement by a toller with an owner of raw materials to process the raw material for a specified fee ("toll") into a product with the raw material and the product remaining the property of the provider of the raw material. E.g. converting fuel into electricity at a certain price.
In the mining industry, the owner of semi-processed material might enter into a tolling agreement with a smelter or refiner to turn his semi-processed product into metal
2006, Graham D. Vinter, Project Finance: A Legal Guide, page 130:
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An agreement to deliver a specified amount of raw material per period through a particular processing facility.
Tolling agreement: An agreement to put a specified amount of raw material per period through a particular processing facility. For example, an agreement to process a specified amount of alumina into aluminum at a particular aluminum plant.
2018, Campbell R. Harvey, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tolling agreements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |