Attero, India’s largest critical minerals firm and a global leader in urban mining, has announced an investment of around INR 150 crore to expand its recycling and R&D infrastructure in India with five key facilities. These include new e-waste recycling plants in Pune, Bengaluru and Faridabad, a copper recycling plant in Reengus (Rajasthan) and a strengthened R&D Centre of Excellence in Greater Noida. All these facilities will employ robotics, automation and advanced recovery technologies.
Once the new plants are commissioned, Attero’s overall processing capacity across e-waste and metals recovery will reach 244,000 tonnes per annum.
The three new e-waste plants have a capacity of 25,000 tonnes per annum each, adding 75,000 tonnes of fresh e-waste processing capacity. The copper recycling unit in Reengus (Rajasthan) adds another 25,000 tonnes, bringing total planned capacity additions to 100,000 tonnes per annum.
The expansion is expected to generate 800–1,000 jobs across operations, automation, safety, warehousing and logistics.
India currently generates over 3.8 million tonnes of e-waste annually, with formal recycling gaining momentum due to stricter extended producer responsibility (EPR) enforcement. Attero holds nearly 30% of India’s formal recycling market with its existing Roorkee facility alone processing 144,000 tonnes per annum, making it one of the country’s largest compliant recycling plants.
Nitin Gupta, Co-founder and CEO of Attero, said: “As India consumes more electronics and batteries, the country needs recycling facilities that can handle large volumes while maintaining consistent quality. The plants we are building reflect this need. They will use robotic dismantling lines, automated battery cutters and advanced sorting systems that raise efficiency and reduce the loss of valuable materials. Our aim is to make high-quality recycling accessible across regions while building processes that are ready for the future.”
The Roorkee facility already operates robotic systems for battery dismantling, which have helped raise efficiency significantly. Similar systems will be deployed across the new plants, including automated battery discharging equipment, energy-efficient roasting units, upgraded filtration and drying systems and new automated material-handling lines.
Attero’s Greater Noida R&D Centre of Excellence will continue to support process innovation, automation design and technology upgrades across its operations.
Attero holds 47 patents across e-waste processing, battery recycling and metals recovery. It is also planning international facilities for dismantling and lithium-ion battery recycling, which will draw from the same technology models being developed for India.
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