Strategic Initiative Overview

Grasim Industries Limited's Advanced Materials Division and its renewable energy subsidiary Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Suzlon Energy Limited to collaborate on developing, commercializing, and scaling wind turbines equipped with recyclable blade technology. The partnership was signed at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026.

Technology Innovation

The collaboration focuses on Recyclamine® epoxy technology supplied by Grasim, which enables chemical recycling of wind turbine blades at end-of-life, allowing recovery of valuable composite constituents for reuse in new applications. This addresses the current challenge where conventional wind turbine blades made from thermoset composite materials are difficult to recycle and often end up in landfills or incineration.

Collaboration Structure

Under the agreement:

  • Suzlon, as the wind turbine OEM, will integrate Recyclamine® technology into the manufacturing of recyclable wind turbine blades
  • Aditya Birla Renewables will deploy a wind turbine equipped with recyclable blades at one of its selected project sites to demonstrate commercial viability under real-world operating conditions
  • The parties will jointly explore opportunities for broader commercialization and market adoption of recyclable blade-enabled wind turbines across India and other mutually agreed markets

Management Commentary

Rajesh Balakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Materials, Grasim Industries Ltd: "This collaboration marks an important step toward building a truly circular wind energy ecosystem. By combining the Recyclamine® technology with Suzlon's manufacturing expertise and ABRen's renewable energy ambitions, we are demonstrating that sustainability and innovation can go hand in hand."

Girish Tanti, Co-Founder, Suzlon Group: "This partnership brings together innovation and scale to accelerate material circularity, with the potential to enable significant CO₂ savings. We are working towards making all future turbines recyclable within the next three to four years."

Amit Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Aditya Birla Renewables Limited: "This partnership is an important step toward addressing the end-of-life challenges associated with wind turbine blades and advancing circularity within the renewable energy sector."

Company Background

Grasim Industries Limited is a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group with leadership presence across cellulosic fibres, diversified chemicals, fashion yarn and fabrics. The company has recently entered the paints business under 'Birla Opus' and launched 'Birla Pivot', the B2B online marketplace for building materials.

Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen), subsidiary of Grasim Industries Ltd, is a leading integrated clean energy platform with capacity over 4.4 GWp across 60+ projects in 12+ states.

Suzlon Energy Limited reported revenues of USD 1.75+ billion for FY26 and market capitalization of USD 5.6+ billion as of September 30, 2026, with ~22+ GW of wind energy capacity installed across 17 countries.