Hindustan Zinc to invest Rs 14,000 cr in next 5 years to raise capacity
Hindustan Zinc to invest Rs 14,000 cr in next 5 years to raise capacity At present, the company is in the final leg of plan to raise capacity to 1.2 million tonnes, from 0.8 million tonnes Current Affairs :Hindustan Zinc (HZL), the nation’s biggest digger for this metal and part of the London-based Vedanta gathering, has arranged a speculation plan for $2 billion (Rs 14,000 crore) throughout the following five years, to raise yearly ability to 1.5 million tons (mt) from the current 0.8 mt. “Work is in the arranging stage for limit development to 1.35 mt, which will take a few years. At that point, we mean to go to 1.5 mt, which will take an additional two years,” Sunil Duggal, CEO, said. At present, the organization is in the last leg of plan to raise ability to 1.2 mt, from 0.8 mt. This is booked for finish in the March quarter. “Our whole development will be financed through interior collections and each stage (to 1.35 mt and after that 1.5 mt) will require $1 bn eac...