Program areas at International Zinc Association
The iza environment, health and sustainability programs address and/or promote regulatory environmental research, sustainability, and health issues. In 2022, iza arranged several virtual meetings and webinars with member companies and held an ehs committee meeting in order to better communicate the value of these programs. This work will continue in 2023.
Iza started the Zinc battery initiative (zbi) in 2020 and gained eleven Zinc battery developers as members of the initiative so far. The zbi has the goal to support individual Zinc battery developers and manufacturers with joined promotion, marketing, positive communication, studies and events (meetings, workshops, seminars, webinars, podcasts) for Zinc batteries.
Iza serves as an information hub on Zinc and its uses. Its communication process integrates activities and information to engage audiences, while achieving outcomes consistent with iza's mission, vision, and goals. Activities include curating iza conferences and workshops, managing websites and social media, creating newsletters, brochures and other publications supporting iza programs, and media and public relations.
The galvanized automotive steel program (gap) was established to help retain and grow the market for galvanized steel sheet on automotive bodies by technical innovation and market development. It has attracted significant support from the global steel industry, automakers and steel industry suppliers who sponsor 95% of the gap budget. It is run in a series of 3-year terms, with 12 research projects in each term. It is estimated that the Zinc market for automotive steels is over 700,000 tpy and that there is potential for an additional 50,000 tpy growth in developing countries. For example, there are opportunities in china and india to increase the percentage of galvanized steel used close to levels seen in north america or europe.