What Dalmia Polypro Industries does

Dalmia Polypro Industries Pvt. Ltd. is an India-based plastic recycling company founded in 2006 that converts post-consumer PET and Polyolefin (PP, HDPE) waste into recycled flakes and granules for sale to manufacturers in fashion, consumer packaging, material handling, and industrial packaging. The company's core technology is a zero-landfill recycling process that recovers the entire PET bottle — body, label, cap, and ring — through a chain of physical collection, sorting, washing, and processing steps; output products include rPET flakes, rPET granules, and Polyolefin granules serving applications from yarn and non-woven fibres to strapping, films, and bottles. Upstream, the company integrates directly with waste pickers, 70+ aggregators, and local municipalities through a network of Dry Waste Centres and Material Recovery Facilities operating on a hub-and-spoke model, supported by a proprietary mobile application that records source, quantity, and plastic type for end-to-end traceability and integration with the Central Pollution Control Board's EPR reporting portal.

The business operates three primary revenue streams. The first is the sale of recycled plastic raw materials (rPET flakes, rPET granules, and Polyolefin granules) to manufacturers on a custom-pricing basis tied to specifications and volume. The second is a portfolio of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance services launched in 2018, which helps brand owners, importers, and bulk generators discharge obligations under India's Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 — covering registration, assessment, strategy development, and implementation, with independent external audit verification. The third is the generation and trading of EPR credits/certificates across CAT-I through CAT-IV categories for recycling activities attributed to those producers. The company holds EPR Registration No. PR-31-GUJ-12-AAACD5406E-22 and operates its primary sorting and washing facility in Vapi, Gujarat (scaled to 18,000 metric tons of capacity by 2015), with a greenfield recycling facility under construction in Nashik, Maharashtra, financed by a USD 30 million external commercial borrowing from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in October 2023, planned to process 171,000 metric tons annually.

The company is privately held as a family business led by Managing Director Aditya Dalmia and Executive Director Pratik Dalmia, with Circulate Capital invested as a minority institutional investor since 2020. Named customers span packaging/beverages (Bisleri), food processing (Ruchi Soya), and healthcare/consumer goods (Reckitt Benckiser), and the broader customer mix includes fashion apparel manufacturers, packaging businesses, and brands seeking EPR compliance support. Over 15 years, the company reports diverting more than 120,000 metric tons of plastic from landfills and reprocessing roughly one billion plastic bottles annually, and is currently developing food-grade rPET applications to expand into higher-value end-markets.

Name

Dalmia Polypro Industries

Legal name

Dalmia Polypro Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://dalmiapolypro.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dalmia Polypro Industries is an India-based plastic recycler founded in 2006 that converts post-consumer PET and Polyolefin waste into rPET flakes, rPET granules, and Polyolefin granules for fashion, packaging, and industrial manufacturers, while providing EPR compliance services and credits to brand owners under India's Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recycling & Recycled Plastics Manufacturing

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Food-Grade & rPET/rHDPE Recycling (Decontamination/SSP, Bottle-to-Bottle) (EUAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Plastics Sorting & Reprocessing (PET, HDPE, Film) (BPALADAE), Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG)

Keywords

• Plastic waste recycling
• RPET flake production
• Recycled plastic granules
• EPR compliance services
• Material recovery facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recycled Plastic Sales: Sale of high-quality recycled flakes and granules (rPET flakes, rPET granules, Polyolefin granules) to manufacturers for use in packaging, fashion apparel, yarn, strapping, film, resin, and other applications. Core revenue stream from processing plastic waste into reusable raw materials.
2. EPR Compliance Services: Extended Producer Responsibility services helping brand owners discharge obligations under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, including registration, assessment, strategy development, and implementation. Revenue from service fees to corporates for compliance support.
3. Dry Waste Centre Operations: Operation of Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and Dry Waste Centres processing, segregating and sorting dry waste from catchment areas and sending processed waste for recycling. Revenue from processing fees and material sales.
4. EPR Credits: Generation and trading of EPR certificates/credits under CAT-I through CAT-IV categories for recycling activities attributed to Producers, Importers & Brand-Owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dalmia Polypro Industries collects, sorts, and recycles post-consumer PET and Polyolefin plastic waste in India to produce high-quality rPET flakes, rPET granules, and Polyolefin (PP and HDPE/LLDPE) granules. The company provides Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance services to brand owners under India's Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and operates Material Recovery Facilities and Dry Waste Centres through a hub-and-spoke network supported by a proprietary mobile traceability application.

Product overview

Dalmia Polypro Industries is a single unified offering focused on plastic waste recycling and circular economy solutions. The core product portfolio consists of recycled plastic materials: rPET Flakes and rPET Granules (produced from post-consumer plastic bottles), and Polyolefin Granules (PP and HDPE from labels and bottle components). Supporting services include EPR Services for brand owner compliance with Indian plastic waste regulations, EPR Credits certification from their Vapi facility, and infrastructure services through Dry Waste Centres/Material Recovery Facilities. The company also operates a Preferred Partner Program for aggregators and collection networks. All products and services work together to enable end-to-end plastic circularity from waste collection through to recycled material production for packaging and fashion industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• rPET Flakes Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) flakes produced from post-consumer plastic bottles, suitable for packaging, fashion apparel, yarn, strapping, film, and resin applications. Targeted at manufacturers seeking sustainable raw material inputs.
• rPET Granules Recycled PET granules produced from rPET flakes, used for filaments, non-woven fibres, sheet, strapping, and bottles for food-grade and other packaging applications. Targeted at manufacturers requiring consistent, high-quality recycled resin inputs.
• Polyolefin Granules Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (HDPE/LLDPE) granules sourced from bottle labels and other bottle components, customized to customer specifications while maintaining highest quality standards. Targeted at industrial applications requiring consistent recycled polyolefin feedstock.
• EPR Services Extended Producer Responsibility services helping brand owners comply with Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016, including registration, assessment, strategy development, and implementation, with all efforts independently verified by an external auditor. Targeted at producers, importers, and brand-owners subject to India's plastic waste regulations.
• EPR Credits EPR registration and credit certification for plastic waste processors under Plastic Waste Management Rules, with processing capacity of 23,328 MT for PET, 2,160 MT for HDPE, and 1,440 MT for PP at the Vapi facility, integrated with the Central Pollution Control Board's EPR portal. Targeted at Producers, Importers and Brand-Owners requiring compliance evidence.
• Dry Waste Centres / Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) Urban waste collection and segregation facilities processing dry waste including paper, glass, metal, and plastic on a hub-and-spoke model with traceability solutions. Targeted at municipalities and brand owners supporting doorstep waste collection and source segregation at the last mile.
• Preferred Partner Program Program for aggregators, traders, and entrepreneurs providing working capital, infrastructure upgrades, training, compliance support, and a proprietary mobile application for transparent and traceable plastic collection. Targeted at micro-entrepreneurs and aggregators seeking franchise partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diverted more than 120,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste from landfills over 15 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BisleriminorOthersBrand owner partnership for EPR compliance services under India's Plastic Waste Management Rules. Bisleri utilizes Dalmia's EPR services to fulfil their environmental obligations.
• Ruchi SoyaminorOthersBrand owner partnership for EPR compliance services. Ruchi Soya engages Dalmia Polypro for Extended Producer Responsibility compliance support.
• Reckitt Benckiser (RB)minorOthersBrand owner partnership for EPR compliance services. RB works with Dalmia Polypro to meet their environmental obligations and recycled content mandates.
• Global Alliance for Waste PickersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance focused on strengthening the informal waste sector and improving livelihoods of waste pickers. Dalmia participates in alliance activities to contribute to industry best practices.
• PREVENT Waste AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance working to prevent plastic waste from entering oceans. Dalmia collaborates with the alliance to share knowledge and advance circular economy solutions.
• PCEP (Pacific Environment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partner engaged in protecting ocean health. Dalmia's participation supports shared goals of preventing marine plastic pollution.
• GSR (Global Shrimp Revolution)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry alliance focused on sustainable practices in relevant sectors. Dalmia participates in alliance initiatives.
• UnileverminorOthersGlobal FMCG company engaged with Dalmia Polypro for potential EPR compliance and recycled material sourcing to meet sustainability commitments.
• XynteominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability-focused advisory firm engaged in collaborative initiatives with Dalmia Polypro for advancing circular economy practices.
• Municipal CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnerships for operating Material Recovery Facilities and Dry Waste Centres, enhancing urban waste collection and processing capabilities.
• Control Union (Ethical Trading Initiative Certification)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCertification body providing Ethical Trading Initiative certification to Dalmia's Preferred Partner program, ensuring compliance with ethical standards across the supply chain.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Saahas Zero Waste: Saahas Zero Waste is an Indian waste management social enterprise operating source segregation, MRFs, and recycling services, including plastics. It overlaps with Dalmia's MRF operations and informal-sector integration approach across Indian cities.
• Hasiru Dala: Hasiru Dala is an Indian social enterprise working with informal waste pickers and operating waste management and MRF services. It competes with Dalmia for informal-sector partnerships and urban dry-waste collection networks in India.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Industries (Recycled Plastics): Reliance Industries has been scaling PCR resin production and recycled-content offerings alongside its virgin polymer business. As a broad incumbent with deep capital, it competes with Dalmia for recycled resin offtake and brand-owner supply contracts in India.
• Veolia India: Veolia is a global environmental services incumbent with Indian operations in waste collection, MRFs, and recycling. It offers overlapping capabilities to Dalmia across industrial and municipal plastic recycling, EPR support, and recycled resin supply, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery India: SUEZ operates waste management and recycling services globally with Indian operations spanning municipal and industrial waste. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Dalmia for municipal contracts, brand-owner EPR partnerships, and downstream recycled material offtake at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Nepra Resource Management: Nepra is an Indian waste management company focused on segregated waste collection, MRF operations, and recycling, including plastics. It overlaps with Dalmia's MRF/Dry Waste Centre operations and EPR support services across Indian municipalities and brand owners.
• Banyan Nation: Banyan Nation is an India-focused plastic recycling company producing traceable, high-quality recycled PCR plastics for FMCG brands. Like Dalmia, it offers a vertically integrated model from waste collection to recycled resin supply, and competes for the same brand-owner and EPR customer base in India.
• Lucro Plastecycle: Lucro Plastecycle is an Indian post-consumer plastic waste recycler producing rPET and rHDPE flakes and granules. It is one of the largest plastic recyclers in India and directly competes with Dalmia in feedstock sourcing, EPR services, and recycled resin supply.
• Srichakra Polyplast: Srichakra Polyplast is an Indian manufacturer of recycled plastic granules and compounds serving packaging and industrial customers. It competes with Dalmia in the rPET and polyolefin granule market with similar product specifications and end-markets.
• Shakti Plastic Industries: Shakti Plastic Industries is an established Indian plastic recycler producing recycled granules, regrind, and reprocessed resin for industrial and packaging customers. Comparable to Dalmia in product portfolio and customer segments across packaging and industrial applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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