Artazn
International coin manufacturing company
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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]
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.
