Articles on zinc technology, industry history and markets. New posts coming soon.
Lithium-ion gets the headlines, but water-based zinc batteries are quietly moving onto the grid. A look at zinc-ion, zinc-air and zinc-bromine designs: what makes them safe, where they still fall short, and why utilities are paying attention.
Read more →I spent my career in die casting, including running Contech, the die casting division of SPX Corporation, supplying customers like General Motors, and later serving as Chairman of NADCA. In this post I trace how die casting grew from simple printing-type castings into a core automotive technology, and what I learned watching it change.
Read more →How is zinc priced, what moves the market, and what ways exist to get exposure, from mining stocks to futures-based funds? An educational overview of supply, demand and risk. Not financial advice.
Read more →Content on this site is for general educational purposes only and is not financial, investment or medical advice.