The new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and dozens of other major infrastructure projects nationwide are being built with foreign steel and manufactured materials. The sad fact is that there are workers here in America who could have crafted those materials with pride and precision.

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We are excited to be the proud owners of a new 80,000 lb Kettle.

The Story of Our Campaign

Real stories from people across the U.S. talking about how they help “make America” and how important the manufacturing industry is to their community. Show your support at www.IMakeAmerica.com and tell Congress you want U.S. manufacturing policies that create jobs here in the U.S.

Congratulations to our 10 year employees …

Jose G. Mares – Pickle Technician 
Jose (Chino) Mares – Kettle Technician
Dennis Rains – EHS Manager 

We wish you many more.

From left to right: Jose G. Mares, Dennis Rains, David Ware, Chino Mares

Photo by: David Riley, Jasper Journal

“Zinc Saves Kids” is an initiative of the International Zinc Association (IZA) to improve the survival, growth and development of undernourished children by funding UNICEF-supported zinc programs around the world. IZA has committed to raise three million US$ over a three-year period from the global zinc community. The campaign will involve IZA member companies, zinc industry customer groups, suppliers and employees. The funds will be used to support zinc supplementation programs for children under the age of five who are most impacted by micronutrient deficiencies. 450,000 children under the age of five die annually due to zinc deficiency, and many who survive suffer lifelong repercussions from early childhood micronutrient deficiencies.

Zinc deficiency is a major health threat for children in low-income countries but it is one which can be readily addressed with cheap, simple and existing tools such as zinc supplements. A number of local zinc supplementation programs are already being implemented in some countries with excellent results, especially in the treatment and prevention of diarrhea. Diarrhea constitutes the second most common cause of child deaths worldwide. Two million children under the age of five die from diarrhea every year.

“Children are our greatest resource, we can’t allow that millions of them die every year, especially when zinc is part of the solution,” says Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck Resources Limited and Chairman of the International Zinc Association. “I strongly encourage our industry to help solve the global problem of malnutrition by donating to the Zinc Saves Kids campaign.

To find out more go to http://zincsaveskids.org/