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India Becomes the World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation

India hit a 2030 target in 2025. It became the world’s number one ship recycling nation, five years early.

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Milestone Year, 2025
World’s #1 Ship Recycling Nation
Global Share
35.4%
Volume (GT)
2.99 million
Hub
Alang, Gujarat
Target Beaten By
5 years
Global Share, 202430.1%
Alang’s Share of India Total~97%
Planned Capacity~9 million LDT
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Key Facts

This milestone, and the wider policy system behind India’s recycling industry (Extended Producer Responsibility, the Recycling of Ships Act, the circular-economy push), are now covered together in EnvEco0030 — Recycling in India. That article’s own Current Affairs section carries this ship-recycling milestone in full.

Test Yourself

1. By volume, what share of global ship recycling did India hold in 2025?

 

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