What Role Does Zinc Play in Galvanized Steel?

Zinc is an essential part of the natural world. Zinc occurs naturally in the earth’s crust, in water in wells,  in the oceans, the surface of the earth, in the atmosphere and in every cell of every living organism.  At first glance, zinc wouldn’t seem to be an essential element for keeping metal structures strong. […]

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Hot-Dip Galvanization Uses: Buildings & Architecture

It is obvious over the last few hundred years that steel has become the material of choice for modern buildings. Here are a few of the reasons why. Steel and galvanized steel are environmentally friendly. Both steel and zinc are almost infinitely recyclable. There’s no change to the chemical or physical properties of the steel […]

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Quick Tips: The By-Products We Offer

Offering by-products is very important to us since we place a large emphasis on recycling in our industry. We also take into consideration that customers may want to purchase these by-products. These by-products include skims, dross, and zinc/iron sulfate crystals which can all be recycled and used again! Let’s break these three down further: Crystals […]

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Is Galvanized Steel A Sustainable Option?

As demand grows for an ever-dwindling amount of resources, questions of sustainability arise in every industry. Business owners and their customers alike search for sustainable materials and methods that won’t cause so much damage to the environment around us. Galvanized steel has a long history of sustainability. Unlike many other metal treatment options today, the […]

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Meet Our 5 Monnig Global Plants

Monnig Global started small with a single plant in Glasgow, Missouri in 1960. You may not know that Monnig Global has grown since then, and is now the parent company to five plants across the United States. The five plants that Monnig Global operates are Monnig Industries, Universal Galvanizing, Indiana Galvanizing, Big Bend Galvanizing and […]

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