Attero has operationalised a new R&D Centre of Excellence in Greater Noida to develop technologies for critical mineral recovery, recycling, refining and mid-stream processing.
The facility will work on recovering materials from end-of-life batteries, electronic components and other secondary resources, including rare earth elements and other high-value materials. It will also develop processes for converting recovered materials into higher-value applications.
The technology programme covers robotics-based battery cutting, battery discharging systems, energy-efficient roasting equipment, advanced filtration and drying systems, automated material conveying, and ventilation and exhaust systems.
Centre Receives DSIR Recognition
The facility has been recognised as an in-house industrial R&D centre by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology. The recognition is valid until March 2029.
The recognition brings the facility within the government's in-house industrial R&D framework and makes it eligible to seek applicable facilitation for R&D-related procurement, including customs-duty exemptions on qualifying research equipment, instruments, spares and consumables, subject to prevailing rules and approvals.
The Greater Noida centre builds on Attero's existing mechanical and hydrometallurgical processing capabilities. The company has more than 50 granted patents and over 200 patent filings globally.
Attero's Roorkee facility in Uttarakhand has recorded recovery efficiencies exceeding 98 per cent and purity levels above 99.9 per cent across battery materials. Technologies developed at the Greater Noida centre are intended for subsequent deployment and upgrades across the company's recycling, refining and mid-stream processing operations.