Due to its ability to extend the life of products made of steel and its growing role in energy storage and production, zinc is an essential material for the low-carbon future.

Teck is one of the world’s largest producers of mined zinc. We benefit by the integrated nature of our zinc business, with low-carbon zinc mined at our Red Dog Operations that is smelted and refined at our Trail Operations—a world-class facility when it comes to low-GHG performance. Each tonne of Special High Grade (SHG) zinc produced at Trail Operations produces 0.93 tonnes of CO2e, or carbon dioxide equivalent, below the estimated global average of 3-4 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of  zinc production. Details on the extremely low carbon footprint of Teck’s SHG zinc can be found in this report that was independently assured by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.