Horsehead Corporation Announces Plans to Increase Zinc Production

Zinc producer Horsehead Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp., today announced that it will boost operations at its zinc smelter in Monaca, PA, by re-starting a fifth zinc smelting furnace. Horsehead previously reduced its operations from six furnaces to four in response to the recent economic downturn. “A recent uptick in orders at a time when our own inventories... 

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Horsehead Corporation Announces Plans to Reduce Zinc Production

Zinc producer Horsehead Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp., announced that it will reduce operations at its zinc smelter in Monaca, PA, by idling one of its six furnaces at the facility in an effort to improve profitability. “The steep decline in the price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange over the past year, combined with simultaneous increases in energy and...