▁al loy ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁gal van ising ▁of ▁thin ▁sheet ▁metal . ▁The ▁O dd a ▁z inc ▁sm elter , ▁which ▁produces ▁z inc ▁for ▁the ▁steel ▁industry ▁and ▁al umin ium ▁flu or ide ▁for ▁Norway ' s ▁al umin ium ▁industry , ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Norway . ▁The ▁R ön n sk är ▁co pper ▁sm elter ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁town ▁of ▁Sk elle fte ham n ▁and ▁its ▁main ▁products ▁are ▁co pper , ▁z inc ▁cl ink er , ▁lead ▁and ▁pre cious ▁met als . ▁The ▁sm elter , ▁which ▁produces ▁sul ph ur ic ▁acid ▁as ▁a ▁by - product ▁of ▁its ▁operations , ▁also ▁produces ▁met als ▁from ▁electronic ▁sc rap ▁and ▁other ▁secondary ▁materials . ▁The ▁Har j aval ta ▁co pper ▁sm elter , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Finland , ▁produces ▁co pper ▁c ath odes ▁that ▁are ▁mainly ▁sold ▁to ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁semi - fin ished ▁goods . ▁Other ▁important ▁products ▁include ▁gold , ▁silver ▁and ▁sul ph ur ic ▁acid . ▁The ▁Ber gs ö e ▁lead ▁sm elter ▁outside ▁Land sk ron a ▁in ▁southern ▁Sweden ▁extract s ▁lead ▁from ▁sc rap ▁car ▁batter ies . ▁Ber gs ö e ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁four ▁biggest ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁rec y cling ▁industry . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁lead ▁production ▁is ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁battery ▁industry