Gravita Insights - Gaurav Satra
Gravita Insights - Gaurav Satra
Gravita Insights - Gaurav Satra
Gravita’s margin profile and RoE are better than its peers. In terms of size in Lead recycling, Chloride
Metals reported higher revenues in FY21 due to Exide’s large demand base. Gravita’s dealings with
Exide is currently very less, though in the past it had recycled for the battery major.
Key Financial Highlights 9M FY 2022 – Consolidated
In Q3FY22, company has announced operationalization of new recycling unit at Mundra Port,
Gujarat. The 48,000 MTPA plant (with 19,500 MTPA operational in Phase-I), with a strategic
location and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, is expected to increase share of higher-
margin business from the overseas market and enhance operational efficiency and
profitability. Capital expenditure of Rs. 32 crores had been incurred and additional Rs. 30
crores outlined for further capacity increase.
Mr. M.P. Agarwal is Chairman of the six member board. There are three independent
directors.
Mr. Yogesh Malhotra is the CEO and whole-time director.
Senior management comprises CFO Mr. Sunil Kansal and SBU heads for all verticals
designated as EDs and VPs.
Opportunities Ahead
Gravita aims to further diversify into segments such as Rubber, Copper & Brass, Steel, Paper
and Lithium-e waste. A new 5.3ktpa Rubber unit in Ghana and a 1.6ktpa Copper-Brass unit in
Tanzania are expected to be commissioned by H1CY22. The Mundra facility should see the
addition of 24ktpa of Copper capacity by FY25. Other African facilities should also gradually
add up. The company is also targeting a 90ktpa new Steel recycling facility in Africa by FY24-
25, and a 96ktpa Paper unit in Nicaragua by FY25-26. Lithium recycling is aimed by the end of
the decade as scrap availability is very low as of now. It is tying up with technology partners
in Israel-Europe.
Company Background
Gravita India Ltd was established in the early 1990s, with the first recycling plant being set
up at Phagi in Jaipur, Rajasthan in 1994. The company is headquartered in Jaipur with
recycling plants located in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sri Lanka (Mirigama
export zone), Ghana (Accra), Mozambique (Maputo), Senegal (Dakar), Tanzania (Dar-es-
Salam) and Nicaragua (Managua). It has 27 procurement yards (almost all abroad) with
1,400+ touchpoints and 160ktpa of scrap collection in total (in FY21). It delivers 105ktpa+
recycled products to 60+ countries including the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. It
has a pan-India presence, with 200+ customers in 18 states. Amara Raja is one of the key
partners for Gravita in India.
Gravita also provides turnkey solutions (engineering and capital goods business) like Lead
Rotary Furnace, Lead Refining Pots, Alloying Furnace, Pollution & Fugitive Emission Control
Equipment, Battery Cutting Machine, Battery Crushing & Hydro separation System, etc. It
has a facility in Jaipur SEZ. It has over 450 employees.
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