Mumbai, 24th July 2024: Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC), India’s largest and the world’s second-largest integrated zinc producer, launched EcoZen, its low carbon ‘green’ zinc brand today. Recognized as the world’s most sustainable metals & mining company as per S&P Global CSA, the company has introduced Asia’s first low carbon ‘green’ zinc offering for its customers worldwide.
EcoZen has been certified as low-carbon zinc by a renowned global sustainability consulting firm through a life cycle assessment (LCA) and has a carbon footprint of less than one tonne of carbon equivalent per tonne of zinc produced. Manufactured using renewable energy, the carbon footprint of EcoZen is about 75% lower than the global average.
The primary application of zinc is for galvanization of steel to protect it from corrosion, making it a critical mineral essential for modern life. Zinc is important for its role in sectors such as steel, infrastructure, automotive, and sunrise sectors such as renewable energy, electronics, hi-tech manufacturing, energy storage, defense, and electric mobility.
EcoZen demonstrates Hindustan Zinc’s commitment to decarbonize its operations as well as provide its customers with an unmatched competitive advantage to in turn serve their customers with more sustainable choices. This newest offering will lead to a total carbon emission avoidance of about 400 kgs across their value chain in galvanizing one tonne of steel with Hindustan Zinc’s EcoZen.
Hindustan Zinc’s latest offering, low carbon ‘green’ zinc, has been branded EcoZen. The product brand name alludes to the best of eco-sensitivity and peace-of-mind of a top-quality, sustainable low-carbon product that stands the test of time. This low carbon eco-friendly zinc has one of the lowest global warming potential (GWP) values on the market, about 75% lower than the global average. The product’s certification process is based on a mass-balance approach and has been undertaken using the cradle-to-gate method.
For more information, visit Hindustan Zinc Limited.
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