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Zinc’s role grows from infrastructure to energy storage in India
Zinc’s role grows from infrastructure to energy storage in India
Zinc is emerging as a strategic industrial enabler for India's development, supporting infrastructure, manufacturing, renewable energy, agriculture, and next-generation energy storage, The Hindu BusinessLine reports. Corrosion-related losses could amount to nearly 5…
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Zinc is emerging as a strategic industrial enabler for India's development, supporting infrastructure, manufacturing, renewable energy, agriculture, and next-generation energy storage, The Hindu BusinessLine reports. Corrosion-related losses could amount to nearly 5 per cent of India's GDP, and global corrosion costs are about $2.5 trillion annually.
Zinc coatings, applied through galvanising or thermal spray metallising, extend asset life and reduce lifecycle costs. The metal is also vital for electric vehicles, solar and wind infrastructure, and zinc-based batteries for stationary storage. Over half of India's cultivated soils are deficient in plant-available zinc, making zinc-enriched fertilisers key to food security.
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The piece reads like an advertorial for Hindustan Zinc, so treat the rosy figures with caution. The 5 per cent GDP corrosion loss is an industry estimate, not a government number. Still, the broader point stands: India's infrastructure push will fail if durability is ignored. Watch whether the government actually mandates corrosion standards in public projects, not just whether it spends more on NIIF. That will separate rhetoric from policy.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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