ARTAZN™
Unlocking The Potential Of Zinc
ARTAZN™ is a U.S. company with capabilities in zinc strip manufacturing and applied zinc products. We are headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee with a manufacturing space of 350,000 square feet (32516 square meters) making us the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products and one of the largest in the world. ARTAZN™ has been producing zinc strip for over 130 years and processes roughly 10 million pounds of zinc every month. ARTAZN™ is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers with 300 billion coins released into circulation in more than 20 countries around the world. ARTAZN™ also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.
ARTAZN™ is ISO 9001:2015 certified and ensures high quality standards for its products.
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Why Choose ARTAZN™?
ARTAZN™ is a customer-centric company that demands high quality throughout all stages of our development and manufacturing processes. The six pillars that drive our excellence at ARTAZN™ are:
- Manufacturing Capacity: We are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc based products.
- Experience: We have been manufacturing zinc strip for over 130 years. Decades in the zinc industry has enhanced our technical capabilities of melting, casting, rolling, slitting and plating zinc strip for a variety of applications.
- In-house Expertise: We have the ability to forge a variety of alloys to meet customer requirements. We have the in-house capability to obtain a range of gauges, widths and plating finishes. Our automated quality control system ensures high quality finished products. Our resident metallurgists, plating specialists and material science experts have years of experience and extensive knowledge to bring about innovations in zinc that suit our customers’ needs.
- Management: The management team’s focus on encouraging innovation and diversity in products drives the company to overcome the challenges of a dynamic market.
- New Product Development Team: Technical teams help engineer new products based on customer specifications and bring about improvements in existing product lines.
- Sustainability: Zinc is a natural element that is essential for all living things. It can be recycled forever without losing its properties or qualities making it a material of choice in a sustainable society. ARTAZN™ recycles zinc scrap produced during the various processes. Our well-maintained effluent treatment system assures a clean environment around us.
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Our History
ARTAZN™ has roots that reach more than a century into America’s past. In 1880, five brothers founded what was called Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company. Their company quickly became the leading manufacturer of glass home canning jars in the United States. The operation included a zinc mill, which produced the lids for the famous Ball Mason Jars.
In 1992, Ball Corporation spun off seven of its divisions into a new company called Alltrista Corporation, which was later renamed Jarden Corporation. In April of 2016, Newell Rubbermaid purchased Jarden Corporation, renaming the joined companies Newell Brands. In 2019 Newell Brands divested Jarden Zinc Products, which became ARTAZN™.
1880
Edmond, Frank, George, Lucius and William Ball establish the Wooden Jacket Can Company
1885
First zinc can lids produced
1915
First external sale of zinc and zinc products began – including exports to South Africa gold mining refineries
1926
Began manufacturing B and C Battery Cans- Muncie, Inc.
1934
Expansion of zinc mill to become largest strip rolling mill in the world – Muncie, Ind.
1969
Name changed to Ball Corporation
1970
Zinc Products Company facility built in Greeneville, TN – Combined zinc manufacturing capability
1980
First automotive fuse produced from Jarden Zinc
1981
Production of copper plated zinc penny blanks began
1993
Zinc Products Company spun off with 6 other divisions to form Alltrista Corporation
1994
LifeJacket® Galvanic Cathodic Protection System commercialized
1996
Purchased Kerr Group, Inc. and sold Metal Services Div
1998
100% Supplier to U.S. Mint and RCM
1999
Purchase Triangle Plastics Inc. and sold Plastic Packaging
2002
Purchase Tilia Int’l and Diamond Brands
Name Change to Jarden
2004
LifeDowel™ Bar Introduced
Joint Marketing Agreement RCM
2005
First commercial sale of bronze plating and first high denomination coin
2006
Facility Expansions: Nickel Plating capability
2011
Facility Expansions: Nickel Plating capability
2014
Partnership with Structural Group to sell LifeJacket® and LifePanel™ CP Systems.
Addition of ZincSecure™
2015
Introduction of the new hollow LifeDowel™
2016
Newell Brands purchase of Jarden Corporation
2017
Additional plating lines for coinage
2018
Circulation Coin order for ZincSecure™
Infrastructure Addition- furnace
2019
One Rock Capital purchase of ARTAZN™
First circulating coin order of ZincSecure™ by the National Bank of Ukraine
Community Support And Giving Back
ARTAZN™ participates in and supports a variety of community events and causes. Some of these include:
- St. Patty’s Day Dash and Bash 5K
- United Way
- East Tennessee State University Scholarship
- Al Giles Scholarships
- Niswonger Children’s Hospital
- Greene County Food Bank
- Palmetto’s Children’s Charity
“Buy American Act” Compliant
ARTAZN™ maintains a current list of products that satisfy the Buy American Act and makes this list available to U.S. governmental entities and qualified government suppliers and contractors.
Buying products that meet the requirements of the Buy American Act can help support jobs in the United States. ARTAZN™ Products has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., and we continue to grow our business through major investments in our manufacturing operations and by employing American workers.
