Hindustan Zinc Limited is strengthening its next generation of leadership, with 10% of its leaders now below the age of 35. The company said the move reflects its focus on developing young talent for the future of mining, metals, technology and sustainable industrial operations.
More than 62% of Hindustan Zinc’s workforce is below 35, while women account for 26.3% of its workforce. Over the past two financial years, the company has hired nearly 700 young professionals, including 335 campus recruits in FY26 through its VLDP, GET, PGET and Management Trainee programmes.
The company said young employees are increasingly taking responsibilities across mining, manufacturing, technology, sustainability and business functions. Their growing role comes as the mining and metals industry adopts automation, digital systems and advanced technologies to improve productivity and safety.
“The future of industry will be shaped by a generation that thinks differently, challenges convention and sees technology and sustainability as fundamental to how businesses grow. At Hindustan Zinc, our ambition is to give young professionals the opportunity to lead this change – with meaningful responsibilities, the freedom to innovate and the scale to create real impact,” said Amarendu Prakash, CEO, Hindustan Zinc.
Young professionals at Hindustan Zinc are working with technologies such as remote blasting, tele-remote equipment operation, real-time monitoring systems, operational intelligence platforms, automated processes and digital control rooms. The company is also focusing on creating an inclusive workplace through flexible work arrangements and policies designed to support employees through different stages of their careers and personal lives. These include flexible working hours, spouse hiring, childcare sabbaticals and leave policies supporting employee wellbeing.
Hindustan Zinc also provides opportunities for employees to move across functions based on their interests and capabilities. Its development programmes include classroom training, mentoring, global expert sessions, behavioural programmes and technical and practical training.
The company said its focus on young talent is part of a wider effort to position the core industrial sector as an attractive career choice for India’s youth. Opportunities span areas such as digital mining, renewable energy, automation and circular economy initiatives. Hindustan Zinc is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and among the top 10 silver producers globally. A Vedanta Group company, it supplies products to more than 40 countries and has around 74% share of India’s primary zinc market.
The company has been recognised as the world’s most sustainable metals and mining company by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment for three consecutive years. It joined the International Council on Mining & Metals in 2025 and has introduced EcoZen, a low-carbon zinc brand produced using renewable energy.
