Hindustan Zinc and Silox India strengthen partnership by adopting EcoZen, advancing low-carbon manufacturing and reducing emissions across industrial value chains.
Hindustan Zinc Limited and Silox India have announced a significant deepening of their long-established business relationship, with Silox India formally adopting Hindustan Zinc’s low-carbon zinc brand, EcoZen, across its manufacturing operations. This strategic move reflects a shared commitment to advancing sustainability and accelerating the transition toward low-carbon manufacturing practices within India’s industrial ecosystem.
The expanded collaboration represents an important milestone in decarbonising industrial value chains, demonstrating how upstream producers can play a decisive role in enabling downstream industries to reduce their environmental impact. By integrating EcoZen into its production processes, Silox India will substantially lower the embedded carbon footprint of its zinc-based chemical products, while continuing to meet the stringent performance, safety, and quality standards demanded by its global customer base.
EcoZen holds a distinctive position in the metals industry as Asia’s first low-carbon zinc produced entirely using renewable energy. Its verified carbon footprint is less than one tonne of carbon dioxide per tonne of zinc produced—approximately 75% lower than the prevailing global industry average. In addition to its low-emissions profile, EcoZen offers comprehensive traceability and is supported by independent, third-party verification. These attributes enable customers to transparently measure, report, and manage the environmental impact of their raw material inputs, an increasingly critical requirement for companies pursuing robust ESG strategies.
The environmental benefits of EcoZen extend beyond zinc production itself. In downstream applications such as galvanizing, the use of EcoZen can help avoid roughly 400 kilograms of CO2 emissions per tonne of steel when compared with conventional zinc, highlighting its potential to drive meaningful emissions reductions across multiple industrial sectors.
As part of the Vedanta Group, Hindustan Zinc plays a central role in India’s metals and materials ecosystem. The company supplies zinc and related products to a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, automotive, power, chemicals, and renewable energy. Sustainability has become a core pillar of Hindustan Zinc’s corporate strategy, with a strong emphasis on reducing emissions not only within its own operations but also throughout its customer value chains.
EcoZen has emerged as a cornerstone of this approach, enabling customers to progress toward their Scope 3 emissions reduction targets. Hindustan Zinc is also a member of the International Council on Mining and Metals, reflecting its alignment with internationally recognised best practices in responsible mining, climate action, and transparent, accountable value chains.
Silox India, a key customer of Hindustan Zinc in the chemical applications segment, specialises in inorganic chemistry and the manufacture of non-ferrous metal derivatives. The company supplies highly customised, application-specific solutions to a diverse range of industrial markets. The adoption of EcoZen directly supports Silox India’s ESG objectives by lowering the carbon intensity of its zinc-based offerings and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of its overall supply chain.
Commenting on the partnership, Arun Misra, Chief Executive Officer and Whole-time Director of Hindustan Zinc, stated that decarbonisation efforts extend well beyond the company’s own operational boundaries. He noted that EcoZen represents a transformative step in how zinc can contribute to cleaner manufacturing, and that partnerships with customers such as Silox India are critical to scaling low-carbon solutions across industries.
Prakash Raman, Managing Director of Silox India, emphasised that the collaboration aligns with the company’s long-term sustainability roadmap. He explained that incorporating EcoZen into Silox India’s manufacturing processes enables the reduction of embedded emissions across its product portfolio without compromising on performance, illustrating how upstream innovation can accelerate sustainability outcomes downstream.
EcoZen combines zinc’s inherent durability and long service life with a substantially reduced carbon footprint at the production stage. Supported by third-party verified life-cycle assessments, environmental product declarations, and globally recognised ISO and REACH certifications, EcoZen delivers transparency, credibility, and regulatory compliance helping industrial customers adopt more sustainable manufacturing practices with confidence.
