Hindustan Zinc Limited, India’s sole integrated zinc producer and one of the top global silver producers, is celebrating World Quality Month under the theme “Think Differently.” This theme reflects the company’s ongoing focus on innovation, data-driven improvement, and excellence across all operational processes.
Adding to these efforts, the company’s product—Zinc Base Alloy Ingots for Die Casting, Grade Zn Al 4—has received BIS approval to bear the Standard Mark in accordance with IS 713:198. This achievement reinforces the product’s market trust, compliance standing, and alignment with high-assurance global benchmarks.
A key feature of this year’s Quality Month is the introduction of the Agile Quality Circle, an upgraded model that replaces the traditional 12-step framework. The new approach empowers teams to select the most suitable quality tools for specific challenges, helping to deepen ownership, speed up problem-solving, and leverage diverse skill sets across the organisation.
The Agile Quality Circle seamlessly integrates with the company’s quality framework built on seven pillars: Supplier Quality Management, Customer Management, Integrated Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, Leadership Participation, Skill Development, and Results Mapping. Supporting this structure is Hindustan Zinc’s fully digital Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which ensures transparency, traceability, and precision across quality workflows.
CEO Arun Misra reflected on the initiative “Quality at Hindustan Zinc is grounded in curiosity and continuous improvement. With the theme ‘Think Differently’ and the Agile Quality Circle, we’re inspiring our teams to challenge conventional thinking. Our new BIS certification further validates the robustness of our quality systems and our ability to deliver world-class products.”
As the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, the company continues to uphold global standards in product reliability, sustainability, and responsible sourcing. Its products are registered with the LME and LBMA—ensuring global buyers receive materials meeting the highest purity norms, including 99.99% silver. The company’s REACH certification enables exports across the EU, and its zinc portfolio is backed by EPD International verification. With EcoZen, its low-carbon zinc brand, Hindustan Zinc demonstrates its dedication to environmentally responsible production.
The company’s quality-focused culture ensures that its zinc, lead, and silver offerings meet strict global benchmarks. As India’s only member of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM), Hindustan Zinc joins a select global cohort committed to the highest levels of safety, ethics, and sustainability. Its strong compliance foundation includes ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and NABL accreditation, along with BIS certifications across its product line.
Hindustan Zinc Limited, part of the Vedanta Group, is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and a top global silver manufacturer. Supplying to over 40 countries and commanding around 77% of India’s primary zinc market, the company has been recognised as the world’s most sustainable metals and mining company for three consecutive years by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025. It is the first Indian organisation to join the ICMM and recently introduced EcoZen—Asia’s first low-carbon zinc brand. The company is 3.32 times water positive, has committed to Net Zero by 2050, and positively impacts 2.3 million people through its social initiatives.
