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.

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