Zinc Ingot Price Today ₹270-300/kg | LME Linked Rates

Zinc ingot is a primary refined metal product essential for India's steel galvanizing, die-casting, and alloy manufacturing industries. India consumes approximately 800,000 MT of zinc annually, making it one of the world's largest zinc markets, driven primarily by the massive galvanized steel consumption in construction, infrastructure, and automotive sectors.

Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), part of the Vedanta group, is India's dominant zinc producer and one of the world's lowest-cost zinc miners. Operating integrated zinc-lead mines and smelters across Rajasthan (Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Kayad mines; Dariba, Chanderiya, Debari smelters), HZL has a production capacity exceeding 1 million TPA of mined metal and approximately 800,000 TPA of refined zinc.

Zinc ingot pricing in India follows LME zinc rates closely, with Hindustan Zinc's daily selling price serving as the domestic benchmark. OfBusiness provides galvanizers, die-casters, brass manufacturers, and chemical companies with competitive zinc pricing and reliable supply.

Zinc ingots are available in several purity grades for different applications:

• SHG (Special High Grade, 99.995%): LME deliverable grade, IS 209 compliant. Standard for hot-dip galvanizing, continuous galvanizing lines (CGL), and high-quality die-casting alloys. Hindustan Zinc's primary product.
• HG (High Grade, 99.99%): Suitable for most galvanizing and alloy applications where SHG-level purity is not required.
• GOB (Good Ordinary Brand, 99.5%): Lower purity grade for applications tolerant of minor impurities. Used in zinc oxide production and some galvanizing.
• Zinc Alloy (Zamak): Pre-alloyed zinc with 3.5-4.3% Al, 0-3% Cu for die-casting. Zamak 3, Zamak 5 are common grades.

SHG specifications (IS 209): Zn: 99.995% min | Pb: 0.003% max | Cd: 0.003% max | Fe: 0.002% max | Sn: 0.001% max | Cu: 0.001% max | Size: Slab approximately 25 kg | Conforming to LME SHG zinc contract specifications.

Zinc ingots serve critical functions across multiple industries in India:

• Hot-Dip Galvanizing (65%): Protecting steel structures, transmission towers, highway guardrails, pipes, and sheets from corrosion. Major galvanizers include Tata Galvano, GalvaTech, and hundreds of job-work galvanizers.
• Continuous Galvanizing Lines (included above): Producing galvanized steel sheets (GI/GP/GC) and Galvalume at integrated steel plants like JSW, Tata Steel, AMNS, and JSPL.
• Die-Casting (15%): Zinc die-cast components for automotive (door handles, carburetors, gear housings), hardware (locks, hinges), and electrical (switch plates, connectors).
• Brass Manufacturing (10%): Alloyed with copper to produce brass for plumbing fittings, valves, electrical contacts, and decorative hardware. Jamnagar is India's brass manufacturing hub.
• Zinc Oxide (5%): Used in rubber vulcanization, paints, ceramics, and pharmaceuticals.
• Rolled Zinc (5%): Sheets and strips for dry cell battery casings, roofing, and architectural applications.

India's zinc demand is growing steadily, driven by infrastructure spending, automotive production, and increasing adoption of galvanized steel in construction under updated IS standards. OfBusiness supports galvanizers and manufacturers with reliable zinc supply at competitive pricing.