ZINC Profile — Horsehead Holding Corp
Horsehead Holding is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a producer of zinc and nickel-based products sold primarily to customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Co. is also a recycler of electric arc furnace dust in the U.S. and a U.S. recycler of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for the steel industry. Co. also provides short-line railroad service for the movement of materials for both Co. and outside customers. Co.'s products are used in a variety of applications, including in the galvanizing of fabricated steel products and as components in rubber tires, alkaline batteries, paint, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and as a remelt alloy in the production of stainless steel.