Low-carbon and recycled zinc
As an environmentally responsible company, Nyrstar continuously works to improve the efficiency of its production and logistics processes. By reducing GHG emissions in our operations and supply chain, we are now able to offer two differentiated products to our customers:
1. Low-carbon zinc: Nyrstar’s zinc production from primary sources has one of the lowest GWP (global warming potential, tCO2e/tSHGZ) values on the market at almost four times lower than the industry average.
2. Recycled zinc: Through the use of secondary zinc, captured during the process of recycling galvanised steel or recovered from other metal by-products that contain significant concentrations of zinc, valuable natural resources are conserved and the environmental footprint associated with mining activities and levels of waste are reduced.
Applications
Protecting steel against corrosion is the most important market for zinc, representing 60% of zinc use worldwide.
Zinc and Zinc alloy coating can be applied on steel coil and wire via continuous galvanizing, on premanufactured steel structure via hot dip batch galvanizing or general galvanizing. Thermal spray is the process used for oversized steel structures.
From household fixtures, construction and infrastructure to transport, industrial machinery, communications, electronics to automotive components: zinc die castings positively impact our lives on a daily basis.
Battery Grade Zinc
Zinc-based battery chemistries have lately drawn great attention for grid-scale energy storage due to their material abundance and high safety, Battery Grade Zinc has an extremely low impurities level, which ensures a long zinc battery service life.
Recycling zinc
Although the world is naturally abundant in zinc and the resources are available to meet the demand for many generations to come, zinc can be recycled economically. Its intrinsic value helps ensure collection and recovery which is good news for the environment.
