To prevent corrosion on fasteners, and to improve their looks, they are often coated or plated. Here’s a quick look at some of those coatings and platings.

Zinc Use Linked To Black Fungus. Zinc, which is being used as an anti-infective and antiparasitic drug against Covid-19, could be leading to a rise in black fungus cases.

Engineers at Spirol International Corp., Danielson, Conn., are now applying an anti-corrosion process called thermal diffused zinc to the company’s fasteners.The process was invented and ...

South African coal miner Exxaro is selling its 24.4% stake in Vedanta Zinc International's Black Mountain Mining (BMM) operations to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), a national ...