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Zip firelighters are packaged small blocks of solid fuel containing kerosene
Kerosene
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...

, sold as a firelighter in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and the United States
United States
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, also in the UK, France & Belgium where they are the leading brand (Source: AC Nielsen).

Zip also manufacture a "Clean Wrap", "Fast & Clean" or "Wrapped" product- the kerosene is encapulated within a lightable plastic wrapper which keeps hands clean and rooms odour free.

Zip has diversified into Natural firelighters- made of compressed wood fibre and wax, and in the UK and Ireland Zip also supply convenience Firelogs and the pre-assembled "Fire In A Bag" along with a range of BBQ products.
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