Recyclekaro Hosts Virtual Panel Discussion on Securing India’s Battery Supply Chain
Recyclekaro’s panel discussion was led by CEO Prassann Daphal, who highlighted India’s rising battery demand, the urgency of securing critical minerals, and the vital role of recycling in strengthening domestic supply chains.
September 26, 2025. By News Bureau
Daphal emphasised that with India’s rapid EV adoption and growing electronics consumption, the demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel is accelerating. While mining operations are underway, they will take years to achieve commercial viability. Recycling, on the other hand, offers an immediate and scalable pathway to recover these materials domestically, reduce dependency on imports, and build a resilient circular economy.
He further highlighted that policy support will be a key enabler, with initiatives like the National Critical Mineral Mission and subsidies for recycling infrastructure expected to fast-track domestic recovery. Alongside, industry–academia collaborations through the Ministry of Mines’ Centre of Excellence (CoE) are fostering the development of advanced recycling technologies that can enhance efficiency and recovery rates.
According to him, recycling alone has the potential to reduce India’s raw material import dependency by up to 30 percent. While alternative chemistries such as sodium-ion and hydrogen fuel cells are gaining traction, lithium-ion batteries will continue to dominate applications across EVs, consumer electronics and energy storage in the near future.
Daphal also underlined the need to scale up advanced recycling infrastructure. Of the 300 recyclers registered on the CPCB portal, only a handful are R4-category recyclers capable of refining black mass into usable raw materials, an essential requirement for supplying India’s future gigafactories.
Recyclekaro currently operates one of India’s largest integrated recycling facilities in Palghar, Maharashtra, with the capacity to process 24,000 tonnes of e-waste and 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries annually, recovering lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, gold and silver with over 95 percent efficiency. Looking ahead, the company plans to expand capacity further and manufacture cathode-grade materials such as LFP, enabling direct supply to domestic cell manufacturers and reducing India’s reliance on imported inputs.
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