International Zinc Association in association with Hindustan Zinc is organising a two day meet to discuss the potential zinc market, and its possible application in automobiles, railway tracks and construction and infrastructure.
What works to its advantage is that steel when coated with a layer of zinc– referred to as galvanization in industry parlance– it becomes rust proof or “corrosion resistant”.
The meet, The International Galvanizing Conference, will be inaugurated by Piyush Goyal, union minister of mines, power and coal in Delhi on 20-21, October 2016 and will have over twenty speakers from Hindustan Zinc, JSW Group, Tata Steel, PGCIL, Maruti, Essar, International Lead-Zinc Development Association and IIT Mumbai.
“India loses around 4-5 per cent of GDP annually on account of corrosion losses. Western countries, which are far ahead of us in terms of Infrastructure, mandate the use of galvanized steel structures in bridges, highways, public utility, airports, metro stations, railways stations etc. and are thus able to preserve long-lasting and robust structures,” Sunil Duggal, CEO of Hindustan Zinc.
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