Home SEARCH Nyrstar Balen / Overpelt is part of the Nyrstar Group, a multi-metals company with a leading position in the zinc and lead market. Nyrstar has mines and smelters in Europe, the Americas and Australia and employs approximately 4,300 people. Nyrstar is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels and is headquartered in Switzerland. Our company Production process Our focus Info contractors and suppliers Working at Nyrstar News Contact Our company Our sites in Balen and Overpelt form one large zinc smelter, employing nearly 600 people. In 2016 we produced 236,000 tons of zinc metal. 75 percent of our raw materials are ore concentrates mined from zinc mines around the world. Every day no less than 27 train wagons filled with these ores arrive in Balen, via the port of Antwerp. In Balen we process these into pure zinc. At our facility in Overpelt, we convert the zinc from Balen into salable blocks of zinc and zinc alloys. Then they are ready for use by our customers in, for example, the health, construction or automotive industry. Sustainability is essential to us, which is why the other 25 percent of our raw materials consist of recycled zinc. To recycle zinc, the Nyrstar site in Overpelt has an oxide washing plant, the largest of its kind in Europe. Through this washing we extract the zinc from zinc-containing materials from the steel industry. Our focus in Nyrstar Balen and Overpelt is on a safe production process. Our sites are also among the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient in the world. Annual report Sustainability report www.nyrstar.com Fact Sheet Balen / Overpelt 2017 Nyrstar Disclaimer Travel directions Sitemap