L&T Secures Contract for Minerals & Metals Biz From Vedanta’s HZL

New Delhi, August 1, 2025: The minerals and metals (M&M) business vertical of L&T has secured an order from Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a Vedanta Group company, for a large engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunity concluded earlier.

As part of its expansion plans, HZL is establishing a 250 KTPA leaching, purification and cellhouse facility, along with a 125 KTPA Jarosite Circuit at its Debari Smelter Complex in Rajasthan. The facility will produce special high grade zinc cathodes (99.995 per cent Zn).

The project was awarded to M&M on an EPC basis. The scope encompasses design and engineering, procurement, complete site services, including installation and commissioning of calcine storage, leaching, purification and electrowinning (Jumbo Cell House) plant. The scope also includes associated auxiliaries such as utilities, ETP RO-ZLD, plant electrics, instrumentation and automation systems.

The order strengthens L&T’s longstanding partnership with HZL, spanning over three decades. L&T has been a trusted EPC partner in HZL’s capacity augmentation initiatives, ranging from beneficiation plants to smelter facilities.

T Kumaresan, Senior VP and Head, M&M, L&T, said: “This win reaffirms L&T’s leadership in the minerals and metals sector and underscores our commitment to delivering excellence that ensures customer satisfaction.’’

L&T’s M&M vertical offers world-class end-to-end EPC solutions across sectors, such as mining, minerals processing, industrial products and material handling. Its Product Business Unit, having manufacturing facilities in Kansbahal (Odisha) and Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu), provides cost-effective end-to-end product solutions for industries such as mining, cement, steel, fertilisers and ports.