Hindustan Zinc Ltd
NSE: HINDZINC BSE: 500188
₹588.45
(0.55%)
Thu, 26 Feb 2026, 09:27 am
Market Cap2455.54B
PE Ratio21.07
Dividend4.99
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24.5KCompany History
1942
- Set up small lead smelting pilot plant at Tundoo near Dhanbad, Bihar.
1944
- Metal Corporation of India (MCI) formed; company assets transferred to MCI.
1945
- Government of India surrendered Zawar mining rights to Mewar durbar; MCI obtained 2-year prospecting licence and mining lease in 1950.
1960
- MCI obtained licence for 9,000 tpa lead and 540,000 oz silver production.
1966
- Company incorporated on 10 January in Rajasthan as zinc and lead producer.
1990
- Commissioned facilities for cobalt and indigenous lead-zinc ores production.
- Developed in-house cobalt recovery technology with BARC.
1992
- Allotted 188,00,000 shares to President of India.
1993
- Sublicensed gold prospecting applications for Bhukia-Jagpura and Dungarpur to Rajasthan Government.
1994
- Disinvested 40,37,31,900 shares to Mutual Funds and Financial Institutions.
1996
- Entered MoU with BHP Minerals Australia for JV exploration in Rajasthan.
- Entered MoU with Vigego Vietnam and La-Sarce France for Pac-Lang gold prospect in Vietnam.
1997
- Entered multiple MoUs/JVs for exploration: BHP (Rajasthan), BRGM/VMC (Vietnam gold), Nuigini Mining (India gold), Pasminco (Ajmer), CSIR (nickel).
- Decided to develop Sindesar Khurd Lead-Zinc-Silver deposit.
- Closed Degana Tungsten Mine.
- Signed MoU with Government of India and RSMML for power project.
- Rampura-Agucha Mine awarded ISO 9002 certification.
- Planned new 60-100 ktpa zinc smelter.
1998
- CRISIL assigned P1+ rating to Rs 10-crore short-term deposit programme.
- FIPB approved JV with BHP for base metals mining in Rajasthan.
- Announced 100 MW captive power plant with RSMML.
1999
- RCF, HZL and RSMML signed MoU for Rs 300-crore DAP project.
- Commenced closure of loss-making units ahead of privatisation.
2002
- Government disinvested 26% equity stake to Sterlite for Rs 4450 million with management control.
- Implemented management changes with Sterlite and Government nominees.
2003
- Vishakhapatnam Zinc Smelter received ISO 9000:2000 certification.
- Raised $12 million ECBs for capacity expansion.
- Appointed Aditya Narayan as Managing Director.
2004
- Completed 35,000 tpa zinc debottlenecking at Chanderiya Smelter Complex.
2005
- Inaugurated 170,000 tpa Zinc Smelter and 154 MW Captive Power Plant at Chanderiya.
- Received Greentech Environment Excellence Silver Award.
- Expanded Rampura Agucha Mine to 3.75 mtpa.
2006
- Received Golden Peacock Award.
- Commissioned 170,000 tpa Hydrometallurgical Zinc Smelter (Hydro I) at Chanderiya.
- Commissioned 2x77 MW Captive Power Plant at Chanderiya.
- Commissioned 50,000 tpa Ausmelt Lead Smelter at Chanderiya.
2007
- Appointed Shri Sanjiv Kumar Mittal as Government Nominee Director.
- Appointed Shri A K Singh as Government Nominee Director.
- Sindesar Khurd Mine began production at 0.3 mtpa.
- Commissioned 38.4 MW Wind Energy Farms at Gujarat.
2008
- Commissioned 170,000 tpa Hydrometallurgical Zinc Smelter (Hydro II) at Chanderiya.
- Commissioned 80 MW Captive Power Plant at Chanderiya.
- Completed 5,000 tpa zinc debottlenecking at Debari Zinc Smelter.
- Commissioned 50.4 MW Wind Energy Farms at Gujarat.
2009
- Expanded Rampura Agucha Mine to 5.00 mtpa, total mining capacity 7.40 mtpa.
- Completed 88,000 tpa zinc debottlenecking at Chanderiya and Debari Smelters, total metal capacity 754,000 tpa.
- Commissioned 80 MW Captive Power Plant at Zawar Mines.
- Commissioned 34.4 MW Wind Energy Farms, total wind capacity 123.2 MW.
2010
- Expanded Rampura Agucha Mine to 6.00 mtpa, total mining capacity 8.40 mtpa.
- Commissioned 210,000 tpa Hydrometallurgical Zinc Smelter at Rajpura Dariba, total Zinc and Lead capacity 964,000 tpa.
2011
- Commissioned 1.50 mtpa concentrator at Sindesar Khurd Mine.
- Commissioned 160 MW Captive Power Plant at Dariba Smelting Complex.
- Added 48 MW wind power generation capacity.
- Split share face value from Rs 10 to Rs 2.
- Issued 1:1 bonus shares.
2012
- Ramped up Sindesar Khurd mine to 2.0 mtpa.
- Commissioned 100 ktpa Lead smelter at Dariba, total Lead capacity 185 ktpa.
- Commissioned new Silver refinery, capacity 500 tpa.
- Commissioned 102 MW wind power expansion, total 274 MW.
- Commenced underground development at Rampura Agucha and Kayar mines.
2013
- Board recommended Final Dividend.
- Akhilesh Joshi awarded MEAI-Adheraj Baldota Memorial Gold Medal Award.
2014
- Commissioned Sewage Treatment Plant at Udaipur.
- Awarded Significant Achievement in HR Excellence by CII.
2015
- Signed MoUs with Rajasthan Government along with Cairn India.
- Installed refuge chambers in underground mines in Rajasthan.
2016
- Board declared Special Golden Jubilee Dividend.
- Received EC amendment to scale up production.
2017
- Declared interim dividend.
2018
- Ranked 1st globally in Environment Category by DJSI World.
2019
- Received CNBC-Awaaz Rajasthan Ratna Award.
- Awarded at Indywood Built in India Excellence Awards in Metals and Minerals category.
- Recognized by Rajasthan Government as Best Organization for Persons with Disabilities.
2020
- Received Great Place to Work-Certified by Great Place to Work Institute.
- Received IEI Centenary Industry Excellence Award.
- Legal Department won Legal Team of the Year 2019 at Future of Legal Summit and Awards.
2021
- Won Prize for Leadership in HR Excellence at 12th CII National HR Excellence Award.
- Received honorary mention in Skillsoft Perspective 2021 India Awards for Digital Dexterity.
2022
- Provided Oncology Vehicle to Rabindra Nath Tagore Medical Institution, Udaipur.
- Won Company with Great Managers Award for third time.
- Ranked A- in Climate Change and Water Security by CDP.
- Ranked among top 3 sustainable companies globally in metal and mining.
- Hosted 51st All India Mining Rescue Competition.
2023
- Partnered with Inland EV Green Services for EV trucks deployment.
- Football Academy received AIFF Elite 3-Star Rating.
- Partnered with GreenLine for LNG-powered trucks deployment.
- Implemented SAP S/4 HANA for business processes.
2024
- Hindustan Zinc won third consecutive at 53rd All India Mine Rescue Competition.
- Hindustan Zinc inaugurated 31 Nand Ghars and modernised Anganwadis in Rajsamand.
- Rajasthan CM announced world’s first Zinc Park by Hindustan Zinc.
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