January 5, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Horsehead Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ZINC), A U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a recycler of electric arc furnace dust, has closed on its acquisition of INMETCO, a recycler of metals-bearing wastes in North America.

INMETCO employs 108 people and operates the only secondary smelter in North America dedicated to recycling nickel, chromium and other metals from hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated mostly by stainless steel and specialty metals producers.

The company is also a processer of nickel-cadmium batteries.

In conjunction with the closing, Mark Tomaszewski, who was the Acting president of INMETCO was appointed to serve as INMETCO’s president going forward.  Pittsburgh-based Horsehead Holding is the parent company of Horsehead Corp., a U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a recycler of electric arc furnace dust

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