3. Foundry and primary processing
3.1 Merger
In the zinc industry, the workshops involved in the primary processing stage all have an integrated foundry, whose main roles are:
the smelting of zinc feedstock either in the form of electrolytic zinc cathodes or ingots;
production of the desired alloys in the liquid state;
recovery of manufacturing waste from the primary transformation stage in the workshop, or from the secondary transformation stage at the customer's premises.
Our aim here is not to deal with the problems of melting zinc alloys
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Foundry and primary processing
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Economic data
The world market for rolled products for the building industry (around 90% of total consumption) is around 300,000 t/year, with annual growth of 2%. Production and consumption vary widely from one country to another, depending above all on the traditions inherited from the previous two centuries.
Western Europe is largely dominant, but there is strong growth in consumption in new markets, notably...
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