About Hindustan Zinc Limited 

Hindustan Zinc Limited is a public limited company incorporated on January 10, 1966, and headquartered in Udaipur, Rajasthan. A Vedanta Group company, it is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and among the top five silver producers globally, with fully integrated mine-to-metal operations in India. The Company operates eight underground mines across five locations in Rajasthan, with smelters in Rajasthan and a silver refinery in Uttarakhand, supported by captive power and renewable energy assets distributed across multiple Indian states. 

Its product suite spans zinc, lead and silver, along with value-added offerings such as Continuous Galvanising Grade, die-cast alloys, SHG & HG jumbos and zinc dust, supplying sectors like infrastructure, power transmission, construction, railways, automotive, chemicals and telecom towers. The Company also plans downstream diversification into fertilisers via a DAP/NPK plant operationalise by FY2027. Hindustan Zinc serves customers in India and over 40 countries, exporting to South-East Asia, the Middle East and other regions. The Group has five subsidiaries. Key milestones in the latest year include record mined and refined metal production, commissioning of a 30 ktpa zinc alloy plant, and digitalisation of sales and logistics through e-auctions and a tech-enabled freight marketplace.

Hindustan Zinc Limited’s Business Segments

• Revenue by vertical (FY2025): Zinc and Lead 77%, Silver 18% and Others 5%
• Revenue by geography (FY2025): India 79.8% and International 20.2% (Asia excluding India 19.3% &Rest of the World 0.9%).

Hindustan Zinc Limited’s Key Management

• Arun Misra – Chief Executive Officer & Whole-time Director
• Sandeep Modi – Chief Financial Officer
• Kishore S – Chief Operating Officer
• C Chandru – CEO Smelters
• Russell Evans – Director – Exploration
• Munish Vasudeva – Chief Human Resources Officer
• Vijay Murthy – Chief Marketing Officer
• Aashhima V Khanna – Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Latest Updates on Hindustan Zinc Limited 

• Capacity expansion: In June 2025, the Board approved an additional 250 ktpa integrated refined metal capacity (with associated mining expansion to 1,510 ktpa), taking total metal capacity to 1,379 ktpa, with an investment of about Rs 12,000 crore.
• Product portfolio: Commissioned a 30 ktpa zinc alloy plant, lifting the share of value-added products to about 22% of the zinc portfolio.
• New product launch: Introduced EcoZen, expanding the zinc portfolio with a new product offering.
• Critical minerals: Secured composite licences for Tungsten (Andhra Pradesh), Potash (Rajasthan) and Rare Earth Elements (Uttar Pradesh) through its exploration subsidiary.
• Partnerships and technology: Entered a partnership with AEsir Technologies for nickel–zinc battery development and signed an MoU with VEXL Environ Projects for a pilot to recover saleable products from smelter waste streams.
• Market development and systems: Launched e-auctions for domestic zinc and silver sales and a digitally enabled “Zinc Freight Bazaar” to streamline lorry logistics.
• Market access: Included in the Futures & Options segment on the National Stock Exchange effective March 28, 2025.