June 2, 2022: Lead recycler Gravita India said on May 27 it had installed solar energy systems with a total electricity generating capacity of 1,300kW across its manufacturing facilities in the country.

Gravita said the total investment for the projects was Rs60 million ($772,000) and underlined the company’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality throughout its operations.

The solar installations will provide up to 8% of Gravita’s energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by around 1,550 tonnes per year, the company claimed.

Gravita said last December that it had opened a new battery recycling plant at Mundra Port in the Indian state of Gujarat, which would have an eventual lead production capacity of 48,000 tonnes a year.

On May 12, Gravita revealed plans to use a by-product of a new waste rubber recycling operation at its plant in Ghana as potential fuel for its lead and aluminium recycling business.