Zinc Resources

What Zinc Resources does

Zinc Resources, LLC is a privately held Texas-based industrial recycler operating a $100 million Waelz Kiln facility in Victoria, Texas, alongside a corporate contact office in Houston. The company was founded around 2020, began commercial production on February 13, 2023, and became the first entity in Texas to receive Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approval to recycle Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) dust as a Hazardous Secondary Material under the EPA's 2018 Definition of Solid Waste rule.

The company's core offering is EAF dust recycling using the Waelz kiln process — a thermal recovery method the EPA classifies as the most efficient for extracting zinc from EAF dust. Feedstock (EAF dust from steel mills) is received by covered hopper bottom railcars or trucks at an enclosed facility; the kiln process yields two saleable outputs: Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO), sold to zinc smelters for downstream galvanizing, tire, pharmaceutical, and consumer-product applications, and Waelz Iron Product (WIP), sold to cement producers and road construction companies. The facility processes up to 120,000 tonnes of EAF dust per year and is currently operating close to that capacity, supported by technical features including continuous water recycling, filter bag reuse, voluntary emissions monitoring (25 monitors exceeding TCEQ permit requirements), and a rubber-lined foundation for dust containment.

Zinc Resources generates revenue through transactional B2B sales of WZO and WIP, while simultaneously providing a regulatory and logistics service to EAF steel mill generators in the southwestern US. The TCEQ HSM designation structurally shifts EAF dust out of hazardous waste classification for generators, eliminating manifesting requirements, generation fees, and annual waste reports. The Port of Victoria location supports rail, barge, and truck shipping flexibility, lowering transportation costs versus shipping dust to more distant recyclers. The company employs 51–100 people firmographically, with the Victoria facility accounting for 60+ permanent positions and an annual payroll exceeding $4 million. Ownership is concentrated among principals Ron Crittendon (CEO), Russ Robinson (Chairman), Thomas Knepper (EVP Technical Services), and Miguel Loya, alongside undisclosed investors participating in a 2021 SEC Regulation D exempt offering that raised over $4.4 million toward a $10 million target.

Name

Zinc Resources

Legal name

Zinc Resources, LLC

Website

https://zincresources.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Zinc Resources, LLC operates a $100M Waelz Kiln facility in Victoria, Texas that recycles Electric Arc Furnace dust from southwestern steel mills into Waelz Zinc Oxide (sold to smelters) and Waelz Iron Product (sold to cement and construction buyers), under a TCEQ-approved Hazardous Secondary Material designation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Services

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Melting & Secondary Smelting/Refining (Recycled Feedstock Producers) (EUAIAJAJ), Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF), Metals Recovery & Sorting Facilities (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (EUAIADAG)

Keywords

• EAF dust recycling
• Zinc oxide production
• Hazardous waste recycling
• Waelz kiln processing
• Steel mill byproducts

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO) sales: Sales of Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO) produced from recycled EAF dust to zinc smelters, which produce pure zinc for use in steel galvanizing, tires, medicines, sunscreens, vitamins, and other end-products.
2. Waelz Iron Product (WIP) sales: Sales of Waelz Iron Product (WIP) used as a cement additive and in road construction.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zinc Resources operates an industrial recycling facility in Victoria, Texas that processes Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) dust from steel production using the Waelz kiln process. The facility converts hazardous steel mill waste into two saleable commodities: Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO) sold to zinc smelters, and Waelz Iron Product (WIP) sold to cement and road construction companies. Annual processing capacity is 120,000 tonnes of EAF dust.

Product overview

Zinc Resources operates a single industrial zinc recycling facility in Victoria, Texas that processes Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) dust from steel production. The facility utilizes Waelz kiln technology to produce two end products: Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO) sold to zinc smelters, and Waelz Iron Product (WIP) used in cement and construction. The company offers EAF dust recycling as its core service, converting steel production waste into usable zinc and iron products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EAF Dust Recycling Service Industrial recycling service that processes Electric Arc Furnace dust from steel production facilities, extracting and recovering zinc and iron for reuse. The Victoria, Texas facility processes dust transported by covered hopper bottom railcars or trucks at a capacity of 120,000 tonnes annually.
• Waelz Zinc Oxide (WZO) Waelz Zinc Oxide produced from recycled Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) dust using the Waelz kiln process. Sold to zinc smelters who produce pure zinc for use in tires, medicines, sunscreens, vitamins, and galvanized steel production.
• Waelz Iron Product (WIP) Waelz Iron Product recovered from the EAF dust recycling process, used as a cement additive and in road construction applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000 tonnes of EAF dust processed annually — operating close to full capacity
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ZincResourcesLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zinc-resources-llc

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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