Profile: Horsehead Holding Corp (ZINC.OQ)
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Horsehead Holding Corp. (Horsehead), incorporated in May 2003, is a producer of zinc and nickel-based products sold primarily to customers throughout the United States and Canada. The Company has production and/or recycling operations at six facilities located in four states in the United States. Horsehead is also a recycler of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for the specialty steel industry. The Company’s products are used in a variety of applications, including in the galvanizing of fabricated steel products, as components in rubber tires, alkaline batteries, paint, chemicals and pharmaceuticals and as a remelt alloy in the production of stainless steel. The Company operates in two segments: Zinc Products and Services and Nickel Products and Services. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company sold approximately 304 million pounds of zinc products and 20 million pounds of nickel-based products. On November 1, 2011, the Company acquired Zochem Inc. During 2011, Horsehead dissolved its Horsehead Materials Recycling, LLC subsidiary.
During 2011, the Company operated a 110 megawatt coal-fired power plant. The Company is a refiner of zinc oxide and Prime Western grade (PW) zinc metal, a grade of zinc containing a minimum of 98.5% zinc, in North America. Through the Company’s International Metals Reclamation Company, Inc. (INMETCO) operations, it is also a recycler of EAF dust and other nickel-bearing waste generated by specialty steel producers and a leading recycler of nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries in North America. Horsehead is the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, the producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a l recycler of EAF dust, and INMETCO, a recycler of nickel-bearing wastes and Ni-Cd batteries in North America.
The Company’s primary zinc metal product is PW zinc metal, which it sells to the hot-dip galvanizing and brass industries. The Company also produces special special high grade (SSHG) zinc metal, which is used as feed for the manufacture of high-purity zinc powder and zinc alloys. It also sells PW zinc metal for use in the production of brass, a zinc/copper alloy. It sells over 50 different grades of zinc oxide with differing particle sizes, shapes, coatings and purity levels. As of December 31, 2011, it recycled 555,000 tons of EAF dust.
The Company’s zinc powder is sold for use in a variety of chemical, metallurgical and battery applications, as well as for use in corrosion-resistant coating applications. The Company manufactures three basic lines of powders at its Palmerton facility. Special Zinc Powders are used in general chemical and metallurgical applications, and in friction applications, such as brake linings for automobiles. Battery Grade Zinc Powders are used in most types of alkaline batteries, as well as mercuric oxide, silver oxide and zinc-air batteries. Copper-Based Powders include brass, bronze and nickel-silver powders. These products are used in a variety of applications, including brazing and infiltrating and for powdered metallurgical hardware, such as lock bodies, valves and gears
The Company competes with Votorantim Metals, Ltda., Hudson Bay Mining, Smelting Co. Limited, Xstrata Plc, Teck Cominco Limited, Penoles, The Heritage Group and Zinc Nacional.
Company Address
Horsehead Holding Corp
Suite 405, 4955 Steubenville Pik
PITTSBURGH PA 15205
P: +1724.7741020
F: +1302.6555049
Company Web Links
| Name | Compensation |
|---|---|
James Hensler |
1,928,300 |
Robert Scherich |
765,595 |
Mark Tomaszewski |
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Ali Alavi |
556,377 |
Gary Whitaker |
594,960 |

