Global Entry Group | Critical Minerals & Battery Recycling

The Opportunity

Why Critical Minerals, Why Battery Recycling, Why India, Why Now

India's electric-vehicle and energy-storage buildout is arriving faster than its domestic mineral supply. That gap — between demand, feedstock and processing capacity — is where the opportunity sits, and where we work.

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The Feedstock Tsunami

India's lithium-ion battery demand is projected to reach 127 GWh by 2030. End-of-life battery waste is projected to grow 6x by 2030 and roughly 50x by 2035 — a virtual mine sitting inside India's own waste stream.

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Policy Convergence

India's PLI and FAME schemes target tens of GWh of domestic battery capacity, and Extended Producer Responsibility rules increasingly obligate manufacturers to source recycled content — structural demand, not a temporary subsidy.

The Economics of Circularity

Recovering metals from battery waste is typically far cheaper and less energy-intensive than virgin extraction — a durable cost advantage once feedstock and off-take contracts are secured.

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Two Off-take Markets

Recovered metals typically serve two markets in parallel — battery-grade material for the EV supply chain, and agricultural-grade micronutrients for India's fertiliser industry — giving projects a diversified, lower-risk revenue base.

Figures above are illustrative industry and policy estimates, not specific to any single engagement.

Recovered metals typically require a fraction of the material and energy input of virgin extraction.

Our Expertise

Market Entry. JV Structuring. Execution.

We work with international critical-minerals and battery-recycling companies who need an India entry point, and with Indian recyclers, aggregators and off-takers who need a credible global technology partner.

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JV Structuring & Equity Architecture

Our flagship engagement. We design the equity split, board governance and reserved-matter protections between a local infrastructure partner and a foreign technology partner — then negotiate the agreement itself.

Market Entry & Feasibility

Feedstock availability, competitive landscape, regulatory pathway and realistic economics — before either side commits meaningful capital.

Feedstock & Off-take Partner Identification

Warm introductions to recyclers, aggregators, OEMs and off-takers across India's critical-minerals value chain — not a list, a live conversation.

Regulatory Navigation

FDI and FEMA routing, Competition Commission of India thresholds, and IP segregation between background and foreground technology — mapped and walked with you.

Capital Stack Structuring

Sequencing non-dilutive grants, concessional debt and commercial capital — so equity is raised last, once feedstock and off-take are locked in.

ESG & Supply Chain Compliance

Traceability, environmental and social due diligence, and DFI-readiness — increasingly a precondition for both capital and offtake agreements.

Our Model

How We Structure a Joint Venture

Most bankable India critical-minerals and battery-recycling JVs follow a consistent architecture. We help both sides negotiate and build it, from term sheet to signed agreement.

Local Infrastructure Partner

Typically holds the majority equity position. Secures feedstock access, plant sites and local permitting, and drives domestic off-take and distribution.

TECH

Foreign Technology Partner

Typically holds the minority equity position. Contributes proprietary extraction IP, process design, equipment packages and quality-control systems.

FDI

Foreign Investment

Most critical-minerals investment in India follows the automatic FDI route; proposals involving land-border-sharing jurisdictions require additional government clearance.

CCI

Antitrust Clearance

Transactions crossing prescribed asset or turnover thresholds require pre-notification to the Competition Commission of India before closing.

IP Segregation

Clean separation of background IP retained by the technology partner from foreground IP created inside the JV is one of the most heavily negotiated points in any agreement.

How We Work

From First Conversation to Commissioned Plant

Our engagement model is structured to protect your interests from the first conversation onward. Clear milestones, no surprises — and no capital commitment required until the technical and commercial case is validated.

Enquiry & Qualification

You contact us. We assess the feedstock, technology and objective — and tell you honestly whether we can help, and in what capacity.

Mutual NDA & Technical Validation

Confidentiality agreement signed. Joint assessment of feedstock characteristics and process fit — before either side commits capital.

Market & Regulatory Mapping

Feedstock availability, competitive landscape, FDI route and CCI thresholds mapped for your specific mineral and process.

Partner Identification

Qualified introductions to feedstock suppliers, technology providers or off-takers, depending on which side of the value chain you sit on.

JV Structuring

Equity split, board governance, IP segregation and deadlock-resolution mechanics negotiated and documented.

Close & Commissioning

JV agreement signed. We stay engaged through site selection and pilot-facility commissioning, not just to the signature.

Frequently Asked

Questions Before Engagement

Feedstock and technical validation, partner identification on the side of the value chain you don't already have, equity and governance architecture, IP segregation, and the regulatory filings needed to close — FDI routing, CCI notification where thresholds are crossed, and any sector-specific clearances.

Technical validation and mutual NDA can be in place within weeks. A full JV — from first conversation to signed agreement — typically takes 4 to 9 months depending on feedstock complexity, regulatory clearances required, and how quickly both sides align on governance terms.

All three, depending on the mandate. We work with international technology and process providers seeking an India entry point, and with Indian recyclers, aggregators and off-takers seeking a credible global technology partner. The JV architecture is broadly the same either way.

For market entry and feasibility work, a retainer covers the active time and institutional relationships required over several months. For JV structuring and closing, compensation is agreed case by case and typically includes a success component tied to signing.

Every mandate is covered by a signed mutual confidentiality agreement before any feedstock, process or commercial information is shared. We do not disclose client identities, technology details or business plans to any third party without explicit written consent.

We structure and negotiate the JV itself, not just recommend that you pursue one. Our principals are personally involved in partner introductions, term-sheet negotiation and regulatory filings — you are never handed to a junior team.

Our clients range from mid-sized technology and recycling companies to institutional players such as metals majors, family offices and government-linked entities. What matters more than size is a genuine, fundable India opportunity on either the feedstock or technology side.

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A principal — not a team member — reads and responds to every enquiry about critical minerals, battery recycling and India JV structuring. All information is treated as strictly confidential.

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India doesn't have a mining problem.
It has an urban mining opportunity.