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Exhibit 99.1
Horsehead and Shell Extend Option
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 26, 2012--Horsehead Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ZINC), the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, INMETCO, and Zochem, Inc., announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Horsehead Corporation, has signed an amendment to the Option & Purchase Agreement with Shell Chemical LP that extends by six months the period of time during which Shell can perform its evaluation of the Monaca site.
About Horsehead
Horsehead Holding Corp. (“Horsehead”) (Nasdaq:
ZINC) is the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S.
producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a leading
recycler of electric arc furnace dust; The International Metals
Reclamation Company (“INMETCO”), a leading recycler of metals-bearing
wastes and a leading processor of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in
North America; and Zochem Inc., a zinc oxide producer located in
Brampton, Ontario. Horsehead, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, employs
approximately 1,150 people and currently has seven production and
recycling facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.horsehead.net
for more information.
CONTACT:
Horsehead Holding Corp.
Ali Alavi, Senior Vice President,
724-773-2212