International Zinc Association

Name

International Zinc Association

Legal name

International Zinc Association

Website

https://zinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Ferrous Base Metals Trading (Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel) (IMAKAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG, Traceability & Certification Services (Responsible Sourcing) (IMAKAFAN), Minerals & Trace Elements (Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron; Chelated Minerals) (AFAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Zinc industry association
• Zinc market development
• Galvanizing applications
• Zinc sustainability programs
• Zinc fertilizer initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IZA generates revenue through membership fees from zinc producers, manufacturers, and related industry participants. The association uses these funds to promote zinc markets globally through research, advocacy, and health programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The International Zinc Association (IZA) is a global non-profit trade association that represents the zinc industry through technology transfer, communications, research, and market development. It operates programs covering zinc applications across automotive, energy storage, infrastructure, fertilizers and food security, and renewable energy markets, and provides regional offices supporting manufacturers, specifiers, governments, and NGOs worldwide.

Product overview

The International Zinc Association operates as a global industry association promoting zinc applications across multiple market segments. Rather than a single unified product, the organization offers a portfolio of programs and initiatives: the Zinc Nutrient Initiative (agricultural fertilizers), Thermal Spray Zinc (corrosion protection services), Zinc Saves Kids (health initiative), Zinc Battery Initiative (energy storage), and Galvanized Autobody Partnership (automotive applications). These programs are supported by dedicated microsites (Die Casting, Galvanized Rebar, GalvInfo Center, ZOPA) and cover five primary market segments: Automotive, Energy Storage, Fertilizers and Food Security, Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy. The organization also facilitates market intelligence and research on global zinc demand projections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zinc Nutrient Initiative: Program focused on zinc in agriculture and food security, addressing zinc deficiency in soils, crops, and humans.
• Zinc Saves Kids
• Zinc Battery Initiative
• Galvanized Autobody Partnership
• Thermal Spray Zinc

Quantifiable outcome

• 17% increase in global zinc die casting demand projected by 2035
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pharmanova Zambia LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026Partnership with Zambian pharmaceutical manufacturer Pharmanova Zambia Limited to expand access to life-saving zinc treatments for children across Zambia. The collaboration addresses zinc deficiency affecting over 30% of Zambia's population, with the first tranche supplying 50,000 zinc and oral rehydration kits through the government's Healthy Learners program. This partnership marks a significant expansion of IZA's Zinc Saves Kids initiative.
• Governments and NGOscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIZA partners with governments and NGOs on programs to improve zinc markets and promote the essentiality and value of zinc. Programs include Zinc Saves Kids, Zinc Nutrient Initiative, Zinc Battery Initiative, and Galvanized Autobody Partnership.
• Manufacturers and SpecifierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIZA partners with manufacturers and specifiers on programs to improve zinc markets, including the Galvanized Autobody Partnership and thermal spray zinc applications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Aluminium Institute: Global non-profit industry association for primary aluminium producers, with a comparable mandate of market development, sustainability advocacy, and statistics/reporting. Highly analogous to IZA but serving the aluminium commodity, making it a direct structural peer.
• International Lead Association: Non-profit trade association for the lead industry, headquartered in the same broader metals-association ecosystem. Closely analogous governance, dues model, and regulatory-advocacy remit as IZA, with overlap on battery applications (lead-acid).
• International Copper Association: Global non-profit promoting copper across electrical, automotive, and energy applications. Closely comparable in operating model (membership-funded market development), program structure (e.g., health, sustainability, end-market promotion), and global footprint.
• Nickel Institute: International non-profit association representing nickel producers, focused on market development, health/environment programs, and applications promotion. Same funding and advocacy model as IZA, with analogous sub-program architecture (health, ESG, market data).
• Cobalt Institute: International trade association for cobalt producers, focused on responsible sourcing, ESG, and battery/end-market development. Highly comparable organizational model to IZA, particularly given shared battery-supply-chain positioning.
• International Tin Association: Industry association representing tin producers globally, with parallel focus on market intelligence, applications promotion, and sustainability. Same member-funded non-profit structure as IZA, operating at similar scale.

Broad incumbents

• World Steel Association: Larger and more established industry association for the global steel sector — a key downstream customer of zinc (galvanizing). Comparable operating model but at significantly greater scale and broader scope than IZA.
• Copper Development Association (CDA): Long-standing US-focused copper market development association, analogous to IZA's North American zinc market promotion. Similar application-promotion programs but with US-centric geographic remit rather than IZA's global structure.

Emerging players

• Battery Council International: Trade association for the lead-acid battery industry, relevant as IZA's Zinc Battery Initiative enters the same energy-storage advocacy space. Comparable non-profit industry-association model with overlapping battery-supply-chain interests.

Others

• Minerals Education Coalition: Non-profit focused on mining and minerals education and outreach. Thematically adjacent to IZA's market-development remit and shares an industry-association structure, though focused more narrowly on K–12 and public education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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