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We are on the right side of the cost curve, says HZL's Arun Misra

We were able to ramp up and May-June turned out to be very good months compared to last year, or the year before that, says Misra

Arun Misra, Hindustan Zinc, hzl, ceo-designate
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“There will be contraction (in demand) compared to last year but the fact that the mines have cut production would help prices,” says CEO-designate Arun Misra, Hindustan Zinc

Jyoti MukulAditi Divekar New Delhi/Mumbai
The global zinc capacity has come down by about 7 per cent which helped Hindustan Zinc Ltd produce the metal at a viable price. The company’s net revenue saw a decline of 20 per cent in Q1 at Rs 3,989 crore due to a 29 per cent fall in zinc prices, an 11 per cent fall in lead prices and Covid-19 impacted lower volumes. Its silver division, however, outshined with an 80 per cent margin. In an interview with Jyoti Mukul & Aditi Divekar, the company's CEO designate Arun Misra says the company is on its way to increasing silver