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IZA Africa urges South Africa to accelerate the use of zinc to protect ageing infrastructure | African Mining Market | SA News

The International Zinc Association (IZA) has urged South Africa’s public and private sectors to accelerate the use of zinc-based corrosion protection technologies as the country works to revive its deteriorating infrastructure. According to Simon Norton, Director of IZA Africa, zinc offers some of the most effective and longest lasting solutions for extending the lifespan of steel and reinforced concrete structures.

“Design engineers and civil engineers can choose to use zinc for the corrosion protection of steel in different formats, namely hot dip galvanizing, zinc thermal spray or by using zinc rich paints,” notes Simon Norton, Director of IZA Africa. “In South African deep mines…

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