Hindustan Zinc Launches EcoZen, Asia’s First Low-Emission ‘Green’ Zinc

Bhubaneswar: Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC)), India’s largest and the world’s second largest integrated zinc producer today launched EcoZen, its brand of low-emission “green” zinc.

Recognized as the world’s most sustainable metals and mining company by S&P Global CSA, the company introduced Asia’s first low-carbon “green” zinc offering to its global customers. EcoZen has been certified as low-carbon zinc by a renowned global sustainability consultancy through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and has a carbon footprint of less than one tonne of carbon equivalent per tonne of zinc produced. Produced using renewable energy, EcoZen’s carbon footprint is approximately 75% lower than the global average.

The main use of zinc is in the galvanization of steel to protect it from corrosion, hence it is a mineral essential to modern life. It is important for its role in sectors such as steel, infrastructure, automotive and emerging sectors such as renewable energy, electronics, high-tech manufacturing, energy storage, defense and electric mobility.

EcoZen demonstrates Hindustan Zinc’s commitment to decarbonizing its operations and also provides customers with an unmatched competitive advantage to offer their customers more sustainable choices. This latest offering will result in a total avoided carbon footprint of around 400 kg across the value chain when galvanizing one ton of steel using Hindustan Zinc’s EcoZen.

Hindustan Zinc’s latest offering, a low-emission ‘green’ zinc, has been named EcoZen. The brand name of the product reflects the best in eco-sensitivity and peace of mind of a premium, sustainable, low-emission product that stands the test of time. This low-emission eco-zinc has one of the lowest Global Warming Potential (GWP) values in the market, about 75% lower than the global average. The product certification process is based on a mass balance approach and has been carried out using the cradle-to-gate method.