The ores are concentrated and roasted to obtain the oxide, which is reduced with carbon or carbon, and then the metal is distilled or electrolytically processed.
It is used as a reducer.
Lead and lead dioxide are used for automotive batteries, plumbing, chemical devices and ammunition.
It is used in large quantities for galvanizing (zinc plating) of other metals, such as iron, to prevent corrosion.
Zinc metal is used to make dry cells and to protect iron structures from corrosion, using zinc as a sacrificial anode, because of the relative positions of zinc and iron in the electrochemical series.
Zinc chloride is used as a dehydrating agent.
Zinc sulfide is a white solid which, by the addition of small impurities of copper or silver, produces phosphorescence when illuminated. It is used in illuminated signs, X-ray and TV screens, and fluorescent lights.
They come in the presentation of 25 Kg ingots, with a minimum purity of 99.995 %, distributed in packages and lots, according to the customers' requirements.