Rocklink India has commissioned what it describes as India’s first integrated lithium-ion battery recycling facility, located in Sikandrabad in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
The plant, developed by Rocklink India, combines lithium-ion battery recycling with rare earth magnet processing and treatment of metal-bearing industrial waste, reflecting a broader push to build domestic supply chains for critical battery materials.
The facility has an initial lithium-ion battery recycling capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year, alongside rare earth magnet processing of 60 tonnes per month. A rare earth chloride processing line with a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per year is scheduled to be completed later this year.
According to the company, the plant can process 95 types of pre- and post-consumer battery scrap, covering a wide range of chemistries and formats.
Rocklink claims Indian first
Director Leonard Alexander Ansorge said: “The establishment of this facility marks an important step in building advanced recycling infrastructure for critical materials in India. With capabilities to process lithium-ion batteries and rare earth magnets, we aim to support the development of a circular ecosystem for critical raw materials that are essential to electric mobility, renewable energy systems, and advanced manufacturing.”
The plant uses the company’s proprietary “R2” recycling process, which is designed to recover metals such as aluminium, copper and iron with over 98% efficiency, the company says, while producing black mass for downstream refining.
Rocklink said the facility is registered under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations and incorporates waste-gas treatment systems to manage hazardous emissions during processing.
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