Artazn

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Artazn, formerly known as Jarden Zinc Products LLC. is a manufacturer of zinc products. The company is a subsidiary of One Rock Capital. The company is most notable for being the sole manufacturer of planchets used in the production of the United States penny. [1] The company has resisted past efforts to eliminate the penny in the United States [2] through an astroturf lobby organization called Americans for Common Cents. [3]

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Products

The company's largest source of revenue comes from the production of coin blanks, having produced over 300 billion blanks at their Tennessee facility. [4] The company also supplies zinc strips used in various cathodic protection, building, automotive, architectural, and specialty products. [5] Such products include zinc galvanic anodes, LifeJacket, [6] and LifeDowel [7] automotive blade fuses, metal flashing, guttering systems, plumbing hardware, wall cladding, braille, organ pipes, counter tops, signs, and medals among other niche items. [8]

Product development

Zinc's attributes and characteristics can be manipulated to create new zinc alloys. Jarden Zinc Products has a product development team [9] that is tasked with creating new alloys that meet specific market needs.

References

  1. ↑ Bickerton, James. "End Of Pennies May Cost Jobs in Trump-Supporting County". newsweek.com. Newsweek Digital, LLC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Supplier says more than 2 cents worth on penny". NBC News. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. ↑ Isidore, Chris. "Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels". cnn.com. Cable News Network (CNN). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Coinage Products". JardenZinc. 2019-01-02. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Zinc Products". Jarden Zinc Products. 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Zinc Cathodic Protection Products". Jarden Zinc Products. 2018-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Zinc Cathodic Protection Products". Jarden Zinc Products. 2018-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  8. ↑ "Industrial Products". JardenZinc. 2018-09-04. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  9. ↑ "About Jarden Zinc Products". Jarden Zinc Products. 2018-10-29. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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