India-based Gravita is set to expand its global operations by entering the US market, the lead battery recycler confirmed in a surprise announcement.

Gravita’s board gave the green light for proposals to establish a wholly owned subsidiary stateside on October 5.

The move comes just weeks after Batteries International revealed Indian lead battery manufacturing giant, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, had incorporated a subsidiary in the US.

Gravita’s proposed operation, initially dubbed ‘Gravita Recyclers USA’, has yet to be formally incorporated. Initial capital is expected to be $50,000, although a schedule for starting up the unit has not been disclosed.

The group said in a filing with the National Stock Exchange of India that the proposed business would be engaged in the trading of scrap and scrap materials but did not give a detailed breakdown of proposed operations.

The move follows months of capacity expansion projects across the group’s recycling sites in India, which Gravita said were designed to boost operational efficiencies, optimise logistics and better serve key export markets.

The lead recycling major also has a fledgling lithium recycling operation, set up alongside lead processing activities at its Mundra plant in Gujurat.

Batteries International reported earlier this year that Gravita had further extended its presence in the copper and copper alloy products market by acquiring a 98.5% stake in India’s Rashtriya Metal Industries.

Beyond India, the group has grown into a diversified, multi-material recycling group with operations across Asia, Africa and Europe since being established in 1992.

In May 2026, Gravita posted adjusted consolidated EBITDA of Rs 452 crore ($47 million) for the fiscal year ended in March 2026 ― aided by a slight growth in lead sales.

The lead recycler reported a 7% increase in sales in the lead segment of its business, amounting to 49,000 tonnes per annum in fiscal 2026.