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Jarden Zinc Products LLC. has been manufacturing continuous casting zinc strip since the late 1800s. The company is a subsidiary of One Rock Capital. The company is most notable for being the sole manufacturer of
planchet A planchet is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. An older word for planchet is flan. They are also referred to as blanks. History The preparation of the flan or planchet has varied over the years. In ancient times, the ...
s used in the production of the United States penny. Jarden Zinc is also the manufacturer of the ZincSecure based Ukrainian ₴5 and ₴10 coins.


Products

The company's largest source of revenue comes from the production of coin blanks, having produced over 300 billion blanks at their Tennessee facility. The company also supplies zinc strips used in various cathodic protection, building, automotive, architectural, and specialty products. Such products include zinc
galvanic anode A galvanic anode, or sacrificial anode, is the main component of a galvanic cathodic protection system used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion. They are made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more n ...
s, LifeJacket, and LifeDowel automotive blade fuses, metal flashing, guttering systems, plumbing hardware, wall cladding,
braille Braille (Pronounced: ) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille disp ...
, organ pipes, counter tops, signs, and
medals A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...
among other niche items.


Product development

Zinc's attributes and characteristics can be manipulated to create new
zinc alloy Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic ta ...
s. Jarden Zinc Products has a product development team that is tasked with creating new alloys that meet specific market needs.


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Official website
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