Neel AcharyArdee Industries Limited, one of India’s leading players in the circular economy, has been recognised with the Battery Recycling Excellence Award 2026 Recycler of the Year at the International Material Recycling Conference 2026 held in Jaipur. The Battery Recycling Excellence Award 2026 recognizes industry leaders who have demonstrated outstanding innovation, safety, and scalability in recycling electric vehicle and consumer electronics batteries. This award affirms the company’s role in environmentally responsible recovery and recycling of end-of-life energy storage products and non-ferrous scrap, while reclaiming critical resources from waste streams.
Ardee Industries Limited has also reached a significant global milestone with the listing of its pure lead brand, “Ardee Lead 9997”, on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a global benchmark platform. LME has approved Ardee Lead 9997 as “good delivery” against its lead contract with effect from December 23, 2025, which reflects the Company’s adherence to stringent international standards relating to product quality, consistency, traceability and responsible production practices.
Ardee Industries Limited operates at the intersection of sustainability, resource security and industrial growth. By closing the loop across collection, recycling and production, the company contributes to reducing India’s dependence on imported critical metals, strengthens domestic resource security and lowers the environmental footprint of industrial growth. With an installed recycling capacity of 104,025 metric tonnes per annum as of March 31, 2025, and a strong track record of producing quality-compliant alloys, the company remains closely aligned with India’s sustainability agenda and the global transition towards a circular, resource-efficient economy.
Lead is among the most extensively recycled metals globally, capable of being re-melted numerous times without losing its properties. Over 80% of India’s lead demand is met through secondary (recycled) lead, largely derived from used lead-acid batteries (ULABs). India’s recycled lead production stood at approximately 1.26 million tonnes in FY 2025. The recycled lead ingot market in India was valued at around INR 28,800 crore in FY 2025, driven by applications in automotive batteries, inverters and UPS systems, telecom infrastructure, data centres, renewable energy storage and other industrial uses such as cable sheathing and pigments.
Ardee Industries operates a manufacturing facility spread across approximately 7.61 acres in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. The facility is equipped with advanced rotary furnaces, refining kettles, casting machines and pollution control systems designed for efficient and environmentally responsible lead recycling. The company has significantly expanded its manufacturing capacity, increasing installed capacity from 54,750 MTPA in FY 2023 to 104,025 MTPA in FY 2025 through sustained investments in recycling infrastructure.
Beyond pure lead, the company manufactures customised lead alloys by combining lead with metals such as calcium, antimony, tin, silver and cadmium to meet diverse customer requirements across automotive and non-automotive sectors. As part of its forward-looking strategy, Ardee Industries plans to diversify further by converting plastic scrap generated during recycling into plastic granules and by expanding refining and recycling capabilities for tin and copper waste.
With strong growth expected across recycled plastics, tin and copper, and rising demand from Southeast Asia and South Korea for recycled lead ingots, Ardee Industries’ manufacturing facility has been strategically set up near the port to cater to both domestic and international markets in recycled lead. The award at IMRC 2026 reflects the company’s sustained commitment to circular economy and scalable, responsible recycling.
