Raw Materials

Umicore Zinc Chemicals is one of the largest consumers of primary zinc.

Next to that, we are one of the biggest recycler of waste from the galvanising industry.

Umicore Zinc Chemicals is constantly in the market for the purchase of a various range of suitable secondary raw materials to be used in one or the other of its plants located in Eijsden (NL), Zolder (B), Rezinal (B), Larvik (NO), Melbourne (AUS), Pasir Gudang (MAL) and Angleur (B). Our plant in Fuhong (Chi) only uses primary zinc.

Bottom dross

Crude skimmings (crude ashes)

Crushed skimmings (treated ashes)

Min 92 % Zn

Zn total : +/- 80 %

Zn metal : +/- 50 %

Zn : +/- 70 %

Ingots or big blocks of max 1 T

In bulk or on pallets

In bulk or in drums or big bags

1 kg sample needed for a price offer

In bulk or in drums or big bags

1 kg sample needed for a price offer

To secure the supply in a safe way, we dispense more than 1000 containers to our suppliers for the collection of the skimmings, and more than 100 moulds for casting the hard spelters.