Avro India Limited has commissioned a greenfield flexible plastic recycling facility in Ghaziabad, expanding its manufacturing footprint into organised recycling of difficult-to-process plastic waste. The facility is operated through Avro Recycling Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, and is designed to process flexible plastic waste streams that are typically not handled at industrial scale.
The recycling unit houses a flexible plastic recycling plant with a current processing capacity of 500 metric tonnes per month. The company said the facility has been developed to address waste streams such as cement bags, salt and sugar bags, putty bags and calcite packaging, which have historically been considered largely non-recyclable.
The company has invested INR 250 million in the recycling plant to date and plans to invest an additional INR 300 million by financial year 2027. Avro stated that the investment forms part of its long-term sustainability strategy and its plans to expand recycling operations through future greenfield projects across India.
Avro said the recycling technology deployed at the Ghaziabad facility was developed after more than three years of research, trials and process optimisation. The company stated that the system enables the upcycling of complex plastic waste into recycled polymer granules that can be used in the manufacture of plastic furniture, air coolers, washing machines, automotive components and other industrial and consumer products.
The company added that the recycled granules produced at the facility are fully utilised in downstream manufacturing and are available at prices up to 40 percent lower than virgin plastic, while meeting technical and durability requirements. Avro said this capability is expected to help manufacturers address raw material availability challenges arising from Extended Producer Responsibility requirements, which mandate the use of recycled plastic content in rigid plastic products.
“India’s plastic challenge cannot be solved through fragmented efforts. It requires scale, technology, and intent,” said Sushil Kumar Aggarwal, Chairman and Whole-Time Director of Avro India Limited. “At Avro, we have invested years of research to build a system that converts complex plastic waste into valuable raw material.”
Avro said it is developing a pan-India network of recycling facilities based on a ‘mother and baby’ plant model to decentralise waste processing. The company stated that the approach is intended to support the development of a circular economy by enabling organised processing of flexible plastic waste at multiple locations.
Founded in 2002, Avro India Limited manufactures plastic-moulded furniture and recycled polymer solutions and is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and BSE. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Ghaziabad and distributes its products through a nationwide network of distributors and retailers across multiple states.