history
- Augustus (20 BC – 14 AD) zinc ore used to make brass
- 12th — 16th century zinc metal and zinc oxide made in Zawar, India
- 13th century Marco Polo described the manufacture of zinc oxide in Persia.
- 1374 it was the 8th metal known to man
- zinc metal used to make brass
- zinc oxide used for medical purposes
- 16th century recognized as a separate metal called “zincum"
- 17th century used mainly for brass production
- 1743 first european zinc smelter established in Bristol, UK
- 1746 Andreas Marggraf credited with finding zinc, originating from the German word zin meaning tin.
- 1836 galvanizing, anti-corrosion, introduced in France
- 1850 zinc production started in US