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Printed circuit boards
Direct copper recovery. Precious-metal concentrate routed to verified downstream refiners with full chain-of-custody.
In commissioning · Q1 2027
The paper
trail.
Building India’s most documented e-waste recycler. Seven decades of audit discipline, applied to a new category.
What TerraKai is for
We document what others verbally promise.
The pedigree we inherit
Salasar Balaji.
Since 1956. Internationally certified.
The Chaudhry family has been in recycling since 1956. Salasar Balaji Ship Breakers, founded by the family, has operated at Alang since 1983. ClassNK-certified. RINA-certified. Hong Kong Convention–compliant.
The same documentation regime — full material accounting, chain-of-custody verification, hazardous-substance audit trail — will operate on a new waste category at our Palghar facility from Q1 2027.
Alang yard — audited by
ClassNK · RINA · IR Class · HKC
Designed to process
Six services. One standard.
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Cables & connectors
Granulation and metal recovery. Weighbridge-to-output reconciliation per consignment.
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IT asset disposition
Serial-level tracking, certified data destruction, audit-ready disposal certificates per asset.
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Refurbishment
Reuse over destruction where possible. Per-asset refurbish-vs-destruct decision documented and disclosed.
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EPR fulfilment
For brand owners and importers under CPCB E-Waste Rules 2022. Available post-Authorisation.
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On-site decommissioning
Multi-site IT and infrastructure decommissioning. Chain-of-custody starts at your floor, not our gate.
Auditable by design
Every consignment will generate an audit document. Photographed at intake. Reconciled at output. Exportable to your auditor’s format.
The paper trail is the product.
Questions we hear
Frequently asked.
What waste streams does TerraKai process?
Six streams: printed circuit boards, cables and connectors, IT asset disposition (ITAD), refurbishment, EPR fulfilment for brand owners, and on-site decommissioning for multi-site projects. Designed for IT, BFSI, telecom, and PSU procurement. Out of scope at launch: lithium-ion batteries and household white goods. Detail on each stream lives on the services page.
When does the Palghar facility commission?
Q1 2027. The plant is being built at Palghar district, Maharashtra. Pre-ops is the entity, the documentation framework, and the cert pipeline; operations begin at commissioning. Procurement conversations and EPR-partner onboarding can start now — first consignments are accepted only after MPCB Consent to Operate clears.
Is TerraKai the same company as Salasar Balaji?
No, but it is a venture of the Salasar Balaji Group. Salasar Balaji Ship Breakers Pvt Ltd is the parent operating company — third-generation, ship-recycling at Alang since 1983. TerraKai Recycling Private Limited is the new e-waste entity. Same family, same documentation discipline, separate legal vehicle and separate facility.
Is TerraKai EPR-authorised?
CPCB EPR Authorisation is in process. Until it is granted, TerraKai is not an EPR-authorised recycler under the E-Waste Rules 2022. Brand owners exploring EPR partnership can engage now on the documentation framework; signed EPR fulfilment commences only after CPCB Authorisation is on file. We do not pre-claim certifications we hold.
What certifications does the Salasar Balaji parent hold?
The Alang yard is ClassNK-certified, RINA-certified, ISO 9001/14001/30000 certified via IR Class, and Hong Kong Convention compliant since 2015. The same audit discipline is being applied to the e-waste facility under construction. The full credential set with issuing authorities lives on the audit page.
Who runs TerraKai?
Aditi Chaudhry and Abhishek Chaudhry — both Directors, both co-founders. Third-generation recyclers; the family has operated in metals and scrap recycling since 1956 and in ship recycling at Alang since 1983. The two-founder structure is intentional and locked through commissioning. Founder profiles are on the about page.
A new entrant. Old hands.
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