Bridge Green Upcycle, a clean technology company with operations in India and the U.S., inaugurated its 7,200 metric tons per annum (MTPA) circularity center in Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu, for extracting critical minerals from lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

The facility will process end-of-life Li-ion batteries and battery manufacturing scrap across chemistries.

Bridge Green said the facility will recover lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper, and graphite for reuse in the domestic battery value chain.

The company said the project aims to support domestic access to critical minerals and provide a recycling route for battery waste from electric mobility, energy storage systems, and consumer electronics.

The Gummidipoondi facility is the first phase of Bridge Green’s plan to expand its critical mineral recovery and circular battery materials business. Over the next five years, the company plans to invest between ₹5 billion  (~$52.23 million) and ₹10 billion (~$104.45 million) to expand and augment the facility.

Bridge Green claims it has developed proprietary technology for battery life extension using artificial intelligence-based digital solutions for battery second life, as well as technology for critical mineral extraction.

The Indian government has been encouraging battery recycling to extract critical minerals for battery manufacturing.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, to ensure the environmentally friendly management of waste batteries, including electric vehicle (EV), portable, automotive, and industrial batteries.

This May, the Indian government and the European Union (EU) launched a joint funding initiative worth €15.2 million (₹1.69 billion) to support research and innovation in EV battery recycling under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Working Group 2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies.

An increasing number of companies are entering the battery recycling sector. In April 2026, Mumbai-based e-waste and lithium-ion battery recycling company Recyclekaro secured eligibility for the incentive program to promote critical mineral recycling, launched by the Ministry of Mines under the National Critical Minerals Mission.