Category:HZL

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) is India's leading zinc producer. As a part of Vedanta Resources, a London listed metals and mining major with Aluminium , Copper and Zinc operations in UK, India and Australia, HZL takes advantage of its mineral resources and related core competencies and believes it has growth opportunities for increasing products and improving returns.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd. was created from the erstwhile Metal Corporation of India (MCI) on 10th January 1966 as a Public Sector Undertaking. In April 2002, the Government of India, disinvested its majority stake in HZL , and it became a part of the fast growing Sterlite group. Since then HZL has been growing from strength to strength. HZL produces Zinc, Lead and by-products viz. Sulphuric Acid, Silver and Cadmium. HZL achieved an all-time high output of 2,65,924 tonnes Zinc and 6,66,424 tonnes of record production of Zinc concentrate during 2004-05.

Today HZL is India’s leading base metal producer.

HZL is a vertically integrated Mining & Smelting company, gearing up to:

Harnessing mining resources to help India achieve self-sufficiency in Zinc. Become a global leader in Zinc. Create value for all entities whether it is Customers, Investors or Employees. Constant innovation, meticulous attention to detail, extensive investments in R&D and technology are the hallmarks of HZL making it a multi-unit and multi-product company.

HZL Milestones at a glance: 2005-06 Chanderiya hydrometallurgical zinc plant begins production. Chanderiya Ausmelt lead plant begins production.

2003-04 Sterlite acquires additional shares of 18.92% from Government of India under call option. 2002-03 Sterlite acquires 26% and management control in HZL from the Government of India in privatization. A further 20% is bought from market through open offer. 1991 Chanderiya pyrometallurgical lead-zinc smelter and Rampura Agucha mine begin production. 1983 Rajpura Dariba Mine starts production. 1977 Vizag zinc smelter and second set of Zawar mine facilities commissioned. 1971 First expansion of Zawar mine commissioned. 1968 Debari smelter commissioned. 1942 Commencement of mining at Zawar.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL) operates smelters based on Pyrometallurgical (Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter) and hydro-metallurgical (Debari , Vizag and Chanderiya Smelters) process routes.

Chanderiya Lead Zinc smelter Commissioned 1991 Location 120 km east of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Capacity 105,000 tpa of refined Zinc, 35,000 tpa of refined Lead – Pyrometallurgy Plant. 170,000 tpa of refined Zinc - Hydrometallurgy Plant. 50,000 tpa of refined Lead – Ausmelt Technology Plant. Details A pyrometallurgical smelter using ISP technology. Main by-products are Sulphuric Acid, Silver and Cadmium. A hydrometallurgical smelter using the state-of-the-art RLE technology commissioned in the year 2005-06. Main by-products are Sulphuric Acid and Cadmium Certifications ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996, OHSAS 18001:1999 (For Pyro Plant) Captive Power Generation Coal based 154 MW captive power plant commissioned in 2005.

Debari Zinc smelter Commissioned 1968 Location 12 km east of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Capacity 80,000 tpa of refined Zinc Details A hydro-metallurgical smelter using RLE technology. Main by-products are Sulphuric Acid and Cadmium. Plant is equipped with 29 MW of captive power generation capacity. Certifications ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996, OHSAS 18001:1999

Vizag Zinc smelter Commissioned 1977 Location 17 km from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Capacity 56,000 tpa of refined Zinc Details A hydro-metallurgical smelter using RLE technology. Main by-products are Sulphuric Acid and Cadmium. The plant obtains part of its power requirement at low-cost due to shareholding in a gas utility company in Andhra Pradesh. Certifications ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996, OHSAS 18001:1999

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