What the site does
Sanand, west of Ahmedabad, grew into a major automotive hub after vehicle makers established plants in its GIDC estates, and Gujarat has since drawn large investments in cell and battery manufacturing. The reverse logistics yard opened in Sanand GIDC Phase II in 2022 to consolidate retired, rejected and damaged packs from this fast-growing corridor before they travel to processing sites elsewhere in India.
As a logistics yard with 21,000 TPA of throughput, it does not grade or process material. It collects, de-energises, sorts and dispatches. Consignments leave sorted by chemistry and destination, usually bound for a grading centre or an integrated campus, and every unit carries a chain-of-custody record that the downstream recycler uses when generating EPR evidence for the producer. Custody records are completed before any truck leaves the gate.
What arrives at the gate
Feedstock at Sanand, Gujarat reflects its catchment and plant type. Every consignment is weighed, photographed and logged against the originating manifest before it enters the process area.
- Retired and rejected packs from Sanand-area vehicle plants
- Passenger and fleet packs from Ahmedabad and Vadodara
- Industrial and stationary storage batteries from Gujarat's estates
- Consolidated loads from western India aggregators
The process, step by step
The 3 operating lines — hazmat transport staging, pack de-energising, module sorting & consolidation — run the sequence below.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Booking & manifest | Pickup is scheduled against an approved manifest listing chemistry, pack count, mass and damage status. |
| Packaging supply | UN 3480 / UN 3481 approved containers, vermiculite and Class 9 labelling are supplied free on registration. |
| Collection & transit | ADR-class vehicles with trained hazmat crews and GPS telemetry move consignments to the yard. |
| Weighbridge intake | Consignments are weighed, photographed and reconciled against the manifest within 24 hours of arrival. |
| De-energising & sorting | Packs are discharged to safe state of charge and sorted by chemistry and destination plant. |
| Onward dispatch | Sorted material is dispatched to the assigned grading or refining plant with a full chain-of-custody record. |
What sets the site apart
Consolidation point for the west. Loads from across Gujarat are combined into full trucks, cutting the per-pack cost of reaching downstream plants.
De-energising on arrival. Packs are discharged to a safe state of charge before onward dispatch, reducing transport risk on long routes.
Packaging depot. UN-approved containers, cushioning and Class 9 labels are stocked here and shipped to customers ahead of collection.
Where material goes next
Material that Sanand, Gujarat does not finish on site moves to the nearest specialist facility in the network, keeping transport distances and dwell times down.
| Facility | Role | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Indore — Pithampur Grading Plant | Cell Grading & Diagnostics | 341 km |
| Nagpur — Butibori Second-Life Works | Second-Life BESS Works | 714 km |
| Visakhapatnam — Atchutapuram Refinery | Hydrometallurgical Refinery | 1,249 km |
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