Hindustan Zinc Ltd., the subsidiary of Anil Agarwal-owned mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. now expects lower production for its refined metal and saleable steel for the full year. The company announced this as part of its September quarter results on Friday, October 17.

The company now sees Refined Metal production for the full year to be between 1,065 - 1,085 kt, down from the 1,090 - 1,110 kt projected earlier. Saleable Silver production is also seen at 670 - 690 mt, down from 700 to 710 mt earlier.

Net sales for the quarter increased by 3.5% from the same quarter last year to ₹8,550 crore.

Profitability for the period increased by 13.8% to ₹2,649 crore from ₹2,327 crore. The profitability was aided by a decline in total expenses for the company and finance costs.

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