India is poised to build 293,000 tonnes of recycling capacity for critical minerals under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), exceeding the mission’s targeted capacity of 270,000 tonnes per annum, according to Anupam Agnihotri, Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research, Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC). In a written response to Mayuri Phadnis of Waste & Recycling magazine, Agnihotri states that the estimate is based on the assessment of 20 applications received so far, with Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka expected to emerge as major contributors. “NCMM is transitioning rapidly from policy....
