Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ZINC) announced that its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Horsehead Corporation (“Horsehead”), a leading U.S. producer
of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a leading recycler of
electric arc furnace (“EAF”) dust, has achieved ISO 14001 certification
at each of its four EAF dust recycling facilities. Having earned ISO
14001 certification for its Environmental Management System at its
Rockwood, TN facility, Horsehead has completed a multi-year effort to
become certified across its EAF dust recycling operations. In addition
to Rockwood, Horsehead is ISO 14001 certified at its Palmerton, PA
(2011), Chicago, IL (2012), and Barnwell, SC (2012) facilities.
Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Horsehead employs over 300 people at its four
recycling facilities and is the largest recycler of zinc-bearing waste
in North America.
In conjunction with the certification, Jim Hensler, President & CEO of
Horsehead said “we are very proud of our ISO certification and we will
continue to empower our employees to strive for improvement and
innovation in our environmental services and performance.” Hensler added
“we are pleased with our achievement, as it sets us among a handful of
environmental services companies worldwide to be ISO 14001 certified.
This highlights our overall commitment to the environment.”
INMETCO and Zochem, other wholly-owned subsidiaries of Horsehead Holding
Corp., were previously certified to ISO 14001.
About Horsehead
Horsehead Holding Corp. (“Horsehead”) (Nasdaq: ZINC) is the parent
company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of specialty
zinc and zinc-based products and a leading recycler of electric arc
furnace dust; The International Metals Reclamation Company (“INMETCO”),
a leading recycler of metals-bearing wastes and a leading processor of
nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in North America; and Zochem Inc., a
zinc oxide producer located in Brampton, Ontario. Horsehead,
headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., employs approximately 1,100 people and
has production and/or recycling operations at seven facilities located
in the U.S. and in Canada. Visit www.horsehead.net
for more information.
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