Founded in 1938, the company was sold in 2006 to ACE Co., a Japanese luggage manufacturer.

Famously, the nuclear football, the briefcase which the President of the United States can use to order a nuclear strike, is a modified Zero Halliburton case,[1] although enclosed in a black leather 'jacket' to make it less conspicuous in public or diplomatic contexts.

The aluminium cases have appeared in more than 200 Hollywood movies and television shows,[2] often as a MacGuffin.

In addition to aluminium, Zero Halliburton cases have been available in carbon fiber, polycarbonate, polypropylene, and Texalium (an aluminium-coated fiberglass).

[3] On December 29, 2006, Zero Corporation sold its consumer division to ACE Co., Ltd., of Osaka and Tokyo, of which it is now a wholly owned subsidiary.