The zinc blast furnace is a comparatively recent development; the first large-scale commercial furnace was built in Swansea in 1959. Since then, more furnaces based on the Swansea design have been built in Australia, France, Germany, Zambia, Rumania, Canada, Poland, and Japan (two). Furnaces are under construction in Italy, Yugoslavia,and China. Two furnaces are in operation in the UK—the original unit at Swansea and the largest yet built at Avonmouth.
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