ZINIGAL? IS THE NEW ZINC-NICKEL ALLOY DEVELOPED BY BOLIDEN THAT, AFTER A SERIES OF TEST RUNS AT SELECTED CUSTOMERS, NOW IS IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION. WITH ZINIGAL? BOLIDEN IS FOCUSING ON MEETING CUSTOMER'S NEEDS WITHIN THE GENERAL GALVANIZING INDUSTRY.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ZINIGAL? HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH BOLIDEN'S CUSTOMERS AND IS YET ANOTHER STEP IN BOLIDEN'S STRATEGY TO BE EUROPE'S LEADING ZINC SUPPLIER. - BY USING THIS ALLOY THE GENERAL GALVANIZERS, WHICH MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT OF OUR ZINC CUSTOMERS, CAN IMPROVE BOTH THE ESTHETICS OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND THE ECONOMICS OF THEIR BUSINESS, SAYS ULF S�DERSTR�M, VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS AREA MARKET. ZINIGAL? IS A READY-MADE ALLOY THAT DECREASES ZINC CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVES NEARLY ALL TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES SUCH AS BRIGHTNESS, COATING HOMOGENEITY, ABRASION BEHAVIOUR, ADHERENCE AND DUCTILITY. SO FAR BOLIDEN HAS SOLD 5,000 TONS. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING NEW ALLOYS FOR THE GALVANIZING INDUSTRY, BOLIDEN HAS ALSO SET UP A SERVICE FUNCTION WHERE BOLIDEN CUSTOMERS CAN RELY ON THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE NOT ONLY IN THE DAY-TO-DAY MATTERS BUT ALSO IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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Boliden Mineral is a molybdenum exploration company based in Sweden.
Boliden Mineral produces molybdenum, copper, gold, lead, silver and zinc in Ireland and in Sweden, and holds various exploration projects in Argentina, in Burkina Faso, in Canada, in Mexico, in Spain and in Sweden.
Its main assets in production are BOLIDEN AREA OPERATIONS (BAO), AITIK, SKELLEFTE MINING DISTRICT and GARPENBERG in Sweden and TARA MINE (NAVAN) in Ireland and its main exploration properties are TY and PREMIER-BIG MISSOURI & MILL in Canada, LAISVALL MINE in Sweden and LOS FRAILES (APIRSA) in Spain.