Horsehead Holding Corp.

Sector: Secondary Smelting And Refining Of Nonferrous Metals Region: PA, United States

Exchange/Ticker: Nasdaq: ZINC

Company Description

Horsehead Holding Corp. is a producer of specialty zinc and nickel-based products sold primarily to customers throughout the United States. It is also the recycler of electric arc furnace dust in the United States and U.S. recycler of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for the specialty steel industry. The company also provides short-line railroad service for the movement of materials for both Horsehead Corp. and outside customers. The company products are used in a wide 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. It operates through two business segments: Horsehead Corp. and INMETCO. The Horsehead Corp. processes EAF dust and other zinc-bearing material to produce and sell zinc metal and zinc-based products. The INMETCO processes a variety of metal-bearing waste material generated primarily by the specialty steel industry. It provides tolling services and produces and sells nickel-chromium-iron remelt alloy to the stainless and specialty steel industries. The company was founded in May 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

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