Hindustan Zinc Advances Low-Carbon Manufacturing with Silox India

Hindustan Zinc and Silox India have strengthened their industrial alliance to push low-carbon manufacturing in India’s chemical and metals sectors. 

The proposal today is to use EcoZen, a renewable-energy zinc product offered by Hindustan Zinc, in Silox India manufacturing plants in order to reduce the amount of the carbon inherent in its zinc-based chemical products without compromising quality and performance of the manufactured products to the global market.

The shift is a change that will see a major shift to cleaner production industrial supply chains. EcoZen is the first low-carbon zinc that is made completely on renewable energy with a known carbon footprint of under one tonne of CO 2/tonne of zinc (approximately 75 percent less than industry average). This renders it a powerful alternative to manufacturers who want to cut down Scope 3 emissions based on raw materials.

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To downstream users, the effect can be felt. When it comes to galvanizing steel used in the auto industry, infrastructure and renewables, an estimated 400 kilograms of CO2 per tonne of steel are saved when using EcoZen instead of traditional zinc. The product is also fully traceable and third party verified allowing industrial buyers to fully represent the environmental impact in their supply chains.

Arun Misra, CEO and Whole-time Director of Hindustan Zinc, said, “Decarbonisation at Hindustan Zinc is not limited to our own operations; it extends to how our products are used across industries.” Prakash Raman, Managing Director of Silox India, added, “Integrating EcoZen into our manufacturing processes allows us to lower embedded emissions across our product portfolio while continuing to deliver high-performance solutions.”

This expanded partnership highlights how collaboration between metal producers and chemical manufacturers can accelerate industry-wide efforts toward sustainable production.