Zinc polymer thick film composition

The invention is directed to a zinc composition (102) comprising finely divided zinc particles dispersed in organic medium wherein the organic medium comprises a solvent and a polymer selected from polyhydroxy ether, polyurethane, co-polymer of acryionitrile/vinylidene chloride and mixtures thereof. The invention is further directed to the use of the composition as an electrode such as the anode in a printed battery.