Zinc chloride 98% is the name of chemical compounds with the formula ZnCl2 and its hydrates. Zinc chloride is a white granular or crystalline solid, which is highly soluble in water and odourless. Zinc chloride finds wide application in textile processing, metallurgical fluxes, and chemical synthesis.

Fluxes (soldering and welding); mordant in printing and dyeing textiles; mercerising cotton; sizing and weighing fabrics; carbonising woollen goods; corrosion inhibitors; absorbents and adsorbents; conductive agents; manufacturing other chemicals; agent in vulcanising rubber; tissue fixative in preserving anatomical specimens; manufacturing parchment paper, artificial silk, activated carbon, cold water glues, magnesia cements and cement for metals; electroplating agents; astringent (pharmaceutical).