Purity Zinc Metals

What Purity Zinc Metals does

Purity Zinc Metals (PZM) is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of high-purity zinc dust headquartered in Clarksville, Tennessee, with additional production capacity in Madisonville, Kentucky, and Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1969, the company produces ASTM Type III zinc dust exclusively from Special High-Grade (SHG) zinc feedstock (99.995% pure), processed through distillation, screening, and classification. Its proprietary Ultra Pure® product line exceeds ASTM Type III standards, delivering 99% total zinc and 97% metallic zinc content with tightly controlled impurities (lead below 0.002%, cadmium below 0.001%) and operates a Continuous Batch Process running 12 months a year, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The company serves industrial customers across seven end-markets: paint and coatings (zinc-rich anti-corrosion primers), chemical processing (bleaching agents, catalysts, reducing agents), hydrometallurgical mining (precipitation of copper, cadmium, gold, silver), automotive and transportation (friction materials for brake linings), petroleum and lubrication (catalysts, thread compounds), mechanical galvanizing (fasteners, anchors, bolts), and miscellaneous industrial uses (explosives, fireworks, sherardizing). Disclosed customers include an unnamed group of "Global Fortune 500 Companies," with worldwide export fulfillment. PZM supports its product line with three custom service offerings — Custom Zinc Specifications, Custom Packaging (bulk, drums, bags with weights measured to two decimal points), and Custom Zinc Purchasing (including futures pricing and supply chain management) — and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification alongside memberships in the International Zinc Association, American Coatings Association, ASTM International, and SSPC.

PZM operates a B2B direct sales model via a small dedicated sales team (Billy D. Walker, Van Hornsby), generating revenue through hardware sales of zinc dust with custom quotes based on specifications, quantities, and packaging requirements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Marketing is primarily content-led (company website, news releases, YouTube videos, industry-association presence). The company has a co-development partnership with Metal Flake Technologies (MFT) on combined zinc flake/dust coating systems. No institutional investors, PE backing, or parent-company affiliations are disclosed, and there are no funding rounds, M&A transactions, or leadership changes on record.

Name

Purity Zinc Metals

Legal name

Purity Zinc Metals, LLC

Website

https://purityzinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Purity Zinc Metals is a family-owned US manufacturer of high-purity Ultra Pure® zinc dust serving Global Fortune 500 industrial customers across coatings, chemicals, mining, automotive, petroleum, and galvanizing applications from facilities in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ontario, Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Zinc Dust Products: Manufacturing and sale of high-purity zinc dust products including the Ultra Pure® product line with various grades for different industrial applications such as zinc-rich coatings, chemical processes, mining, automotive friction materials, and plating.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Purity Zinc Metals manufactures high-purity zinc dust products using Special High-Grade (SHG) Zinc feedstock processed through distillation, screening, and classification to produce ASTM Type III zinc dust. The company sells its Ultra Pure® zinc dust product line in multiple grades (Ultra Pure® #6, #4, #515, #515M, #6G, mining grade, and granule forms) to industrial customers in coatings, chemicals, mining, automotive, petroleum, and mechanical galvanizing sectors, alongside complementary custom specification, packaging, and purchasing services.

Product overview

Purity Zinc Metals offers a portfolio of high-purity zinc dust products and related services. The core product line is the Ultra Pure® zinc dust series, which encompasses multiple grades (Ultra Pure® #6, #4, #515, #515M, #6G, and specialty variants with lime treatment) designed for specific industrial applications including zinc-rich coatings, chemical processing, hydrometallurgical mining, petroleum/lubrication, friction materials for automotive, and mechanical galvanizing. The company also produces specialized granule products (Ultra Pure® +60 Granules, TF Granules) and mining-grade zinc dust. Supporting the product line are three service offerings: Custom Zinc Specifications for tailored product development, Custom Packaging for operational requirements, and Custom Zinc Purchasing for supply chain management. The company exclusively uses Special High-Grade (SHG) Zinc (99.995% pure) as raw material and produces only ASTM Type III zinc dust.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ultra Pure®: Premium line of zinc dust products including Ultra Pure® #6, #4, #515, #515M, and specialized grades for coatings, chemical industry, mining, and plating applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Steel structures can last up to 50% longer with high-purity zinc dust coatings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• International Zinc AssociationminorOthersPZM is an active member of the International Zinc Association, participating in industry advocacy and standards development for zinc products worldwide.
• American Coatings AssociationminorOthersPZM maintains membership in the American Coatings Association, connecting with the paints and coatings industry.
• ASTM InternationalminorOthersPZM adheres to ASTM standards (Type III zinc dust) and maintains involvement with ASTM International for standards development.
• SSPC/Journal of Protective Coatings & LiningsminorOthersPZM is associated with SSPC (Society for Protective Coatings) and PaintSquare for protective coatings industry connection.
• Metal Flake Technologies (MFT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPZM collaborates with Metal Flake Technologies (MFT) on zinc flake and zinc dust combinations for improved corrosion protection coatings. Combining spherical zinc dust with zinc flake shapes increases electrical contact points for better cathodic protection.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zochem: Zochem is one of North America's largest producers of zinc oxide and zinc dust, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario. It directly competes with PZM in zinc dust grades for coatings, chemical, and rubber applications.
• Grillo-Werke AG: Grillo-Werke is a German family-owned producer of zinc dust, zinc oxide, and sulfur chemicals. Its zinc dust portfolio competes directly with PZM's Ultra Pure® line in European coatings and chemical markets.
• US Zinc: US Zinc is a Houston-based producer of zinc dust, zinc oxide, and zinc metal products serving tire, chemical, coatings, and pharmaceutical markets. It is a direct competitor to PZM in North American zinc dust supply.
• EverZinc: EverZinc is a Belgian-headquartered global producer of zinc powders, zinc oxides, and fine zinc chemicals. It serves the same coatings, chemical, and tire end-markets as PZM, making it a global direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Umicore: Umicore is a Belgian specialty materials group with activities spanning zinc chemicals, recycling, and catalysis. While much larger and more diversified than PZM, its zinc chemicals business overlaps with PZM's end-markets.
• Nexa Resources: Nexa Resources is a Brazilian-headquartered integrated zinc miner and smelter with growing downstream chemicals exposure. As a vertically integrated player, it represents a broader incumbent that could compete or partner with PZM in zinc dust supply.
• Korea Zinc: Korea Zinc is one of the world's largest integrated zinc and lead smelters, producing refined zinc and zinc by-products. Its scale and vertical integration position it as a broad incumbent with potential to extend into zinc dust markets overlapping with PZM.
• Boliden: Boliden is a Swedish mining and smelting group with significant zinc production across Northern Europe. As a major integrated zinc producer, it is a broad incumbent comparable to PZM at the upstream end of the zinc value chain.

Regional players

• Transpek Industry: Transpek Industry is an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer producing zinc-based and other industrial chemicals. It overlaps with PZM in supplying zinc chemicals to coatings, rubber, and chemical-process customers, primarily in South Asia.
• Zinc Nacional: Zinc Nacional is the largest Mexican producer of zinc oxide and zinc dust, primarily serving Latin American coatings, ceramics, and chemical markets. It is a regional peer to PZM with overlapping product applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@purityzinc6597
• Xx.com/purityzinc

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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