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With a daily grind riddled with forklifts, pallets, chemicals, washdowns, and moisture, food and beverage processing facilities are some of the toughest, most corrosive environments imaginable. Strong, durable protection for structures, stairs, and storage racks is imperative to keep things flowing smoothly and safe from any corrosion contamination. Hot-dip galvanized steel provides the right mix of resilience and toughness to keep steel corrosion-free
for decades.
This publication focuses on the benefits of using hot-dip galvanized steel in food and beverage processing facilities, including case studies, as a durable, low maintenance, sustainable solution to protecting equipment from corrosion.
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