The second half runs from October to March.

Zinc is used mainly as an anti-corrosive coating while making galvanised steel.

Following are details of the company's output plan, with comparisons against estimated production in the first half of the 2022/23 financial year and actual production in the second half of 2021/22, which ended on March 31.

(Zinc and lead in tonnes):

H2 FY22/23 H1 FY22/23 H2 FY21/22

Zinc 110,800 112,400 110,600

Lead 35,000 35,000 34,600

(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by David Goodman)