Gold ₹16,337.59/g ▼ -0.55% Silver ₹244.96/g ▼ -0.85% Platinum ₹5,798.33/g ▲ +0.14% Palladium ₹4,193.40/g ▼ -0.23% Rhodium ₹24,703.20/g ▼ -0.01% Copper ₹1,268.64/kg ▼ -0.15% Aluminium ₹280.52/kg ▼ -0.08% Cobalt ₹4,914.84/kg ▼ -0.01% Gallium ₹23,444.38/kg ▲ +0.00% Indium ₹69,488.87/kg ▲ +0.00% Iron Ore ₹8.31/kg ▼ -0.01% Lead ₹167.16/kg ▼ -0.01% Lithium ₹2,084.66/kg ▲ +0.00% Molybdenum ₹8,085.39/kg ▲ +0.00% Nickel ₹1,482.22/kg ▲ +0.00% Neodymium ₹12,371.60/kg ▲ +0.00% Tin ₹4,879.35/kg ▼ -0.01% Tellurium ₹10,455.80/kg ▲ +0.00% Uranium ₹16,852.67/kg ▼ -0.01% Zinc ₹332.88/kg ▼ -0.31% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹8,839.68/bbl ▲ +0.11% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,163.78/bbl ▲ +0.42% Gasoline ₹313.34/gal ▲ +0.80% Natural Gas ₹265.83/MMBtu ▲ +0.18%

Zinc Days & Observances

Industrial Metals · ₹332.88/kg today (+2.86% / 7d) · Live chart →

Every Zinc-related date MetalsCost tracks, each clearly labeled Official, Industry, or MetalsCost Editorial — never presented as more official than it actually is.

1 Editorial
SymbolZn
Atomic Number30
CategoryTransition Metal

Zinc Observances

MetalsCost Editorial Tuesday, December 8, 2026 In 105 days

MetalsCost Zinc Day

MetalsCost marks December 8 for zinc. Andreas Sigismund Marggraf is credited with isolating pure metallic zinc in 1746, but no single day within that year was verified, so this date is an evenly-spaced content-calendar placeholder.

MetalsCost Editorial Day — not an official international or industry observance. No single verified discovery or founding date exists for this metal, so MetalsCost assigned an evenly-spaced content-calendar date rather than inventing a claimed "day."
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Why Zinc Matters

The unglamorous metal standing between a steel beam and rust — one of the six original London Metal Exchange metals, and quietly one of India's own mining success stories.

Quick Fact

Zinc has been traded on the London Metal Exchange since its earliest days in the 1870s, one of the original six base metals the LME was built around.

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Recent Zinc News

Zinc Price Jumps to a Four-Year High as Chinese Buyers Pull Back From the Rally
Zinc touched $3,826 a tonne on the LME on August 21, a four-year high, while downstream buyers in Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangdong pulled back from purchases, wary of the rally's pace.
Hindustan Zinc Lifts Renewable Power Share to 22% as It Chases a 70% Clean-Energy Target by 2028
Hindustan Zinc now sources 22% of its power from renewables, up from about 18%, and is targeting 70% by FY28 through an expanded 530 MW deal with Serentica.
Iran's Renewed Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Is Squeezing Aluminium, Copper and Nickel Supply Chains
Iran's renewed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with tolls up to $2 million per vessel, has disrupted Gulf aluminium smelters and threatens the sulphur supply behind copper, nickel and zinc processing.

Frequently Asked Questions

MetalsCost tracks 1 Zinc-related observance: MetalsCost Zinc Day.

No verified official or industry-recognized observance for Zinc specifically was found. The date(s) shown are labeled MetalsCost Editorial Day and are not presented as real international observances.

The Zinc price in India today is ₹332.88 per kilogram. See the live price and chart.

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