Hindustan Zinc aims to unlock ₹2,000 cr in value through AI push

Hindustan Zinc Ltd, a Vedanta Group company, is targeting ₹2,000 crore in value delivery through AI-led industrial transformation with V-Spark DeepTech Ventures.

Announcing this at Zinnovation 2026, the company said the identified value pool is expected to come from productivity improvement, cost optimisation, asset reliability, energy efficiency, safety enhancement, improved recoveries and faster decision-making across Hindustan Zinc’s mines, smelters and allied operations. V-Spark will extend these next-gen use cases to the wider manufacturing industry that is ripe for AI-led enhancements.

A media statement said Zinnovation 2026 is a strategic technology showcase and AI pitch forum focused on accelerating transformation across mining, smelting and manufacturing operations.

Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson of Hindustan Zinc, said: “The future of manufacturing will be defined by our ability to scale with intelligence. At Hindustan Zinc, we are embedding technology directly into the core of our operations to prove that an industry traditionally defined by grit can be led by data. Zinnovation brings together global capability, entrepreneurial innovation and a scale that can deliver real impact on the ground. As we advance our HZL 2.0 vision, we are engineering a 21st-century metals enterprise that ensures our people work safely, our environmental footprint stays small, and our technology sets a global benchmark.”

Connecting startups

Akarsh Hebbar, Chairman, V-Spark DeepTech Ventures and President of Vedanta Group, said the next era of industrial leadership will be driven by AI and collaborative innovation ecosystems. “Through V-Spark DeepTech Ventures, we are building a platform that connects startups, technology leaders, and operating businesses to solve critical industrial challenges at scale. Zinnovation reflects our commitment to moving innovation from pilots to performance, proving that a 3x to 4x return is a highly achievable reality for deep tech AI enterprises. This is how we create globally benchmarked, future-ready operations across industries,” he said.

Hindustan Zinc is currently working with over 50 deep tech startups on more than 100 projects through V-Spark DeepTech Ventures. The statement said that these collaborations span key focus areas, including production enhancement, cost optimisation, value creation, ESG leadership, asset performance, safety and operational efficiency.

By combining its integrated operating base with V-Spark’s deep-tech venture-client model, Hindustan Zinc aims to shorten the journey from problem statement to pilot, and from pilot to scaled business impact, it said.

Published on May 15, 2026