1 st LNG Car Flagged off at Hindustan Zinc

24 th January 2023: Hindustan Zinc has deployed the primary Liquified Pure Fuel (LNG) powered truck automobile. A 55-metric-tonne Alternate Gas Car from Greenline, a part of the Essar Group shall be used within the transportation of the completed product from the smelter to the buyer. It is going to scale down the carbon emission by 30% compared to a diesel automobile.

Talking on the event, Mr. Arun Misra, CEO of Hindustan Zinc, stated, “Our imaginative and prescient of internet zero by 2050 is pushed by the philosophy of Reworking the Planet and creating inexperienced worth for all our stakeholders. By taking the strategy of introducing LNG autos, we’re exhibiting our dedication to main the inexperienced transport revolution. Hindustan Zinc goals to decarbonize the surroundings by delivering a direct answer and considerably decreasing
financial limitations.”

To cut back its environmental footprint 12 months after 12 months, Hindustan Zinc makes each effort to preserve pure assets and deploy greener expertise each time doable. The LNG Car launched by the corporate in its operational cycle has a capability of carrying 40 tonnes of uncooked materials and might velocity as much as 80 kmph. This automobile will drive the corporate forward on its sustainable value-accretive journey and strengthen their sustainability focus
by delivering on well-defined targets.

Hindustan Zinc is dedicated to enhancing its ESG efficiency for which they’ve set stringent sustainability targets to realize by 2025 and adopted a holistic strategy to attaining the identical. As a part of the 2025 Sustainability Objectives, they’re continually making the very best use of pure assets, decreasing their carbon footprint, and using renewable vitality. For emission management, the corporate has additionally launched Gas Catalyst in HEMMs for underground mine operations to boost gas effectivity and decrease exhaust air pollution. This effort will facilitate rising the manufacturing efficiency whereas additionally reducing the
carbon footprint.