Industry and Manufacturing
One of the global electrical equipment public sector company BHEL has manufacturing plants at Tiruchirappalli and Ranipet. The Tamil Nadu state government owns the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL), the world's biggest bagasse-based paper mills in Karur as well as the world's sixth largest manufacturer of watches together with TATA, under the brand name of "Titan". 40 percent of all wind-generated electricity in India is created by windmills in Tamil Nadu. Danish wind power company NEG Micon has established its manufacturing unit in Chennai. Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of cement in India, if manufacturer of power plants cethar vessels in Tiruchirappalli. It is the home for leading cement brands in the country such as Chettinad Cements (Karur), Dalmia Cements Tiruchirappalli and Ariyalur, Ramco cements (Madras Cement Ltd)etc., There is an ACC cement factory located at Madukarai in Coimbatore and UltraTech Cement(Aditya Birla Group) at Reddipalayam in Ariyalur.
The region around Salem is rich in mineral ores. The country's largest steel public sector undertaking, SAIL, has a special steel plant in Salem, which is being expanded at a cost of 2000 crore rupees. Salem also has magnesite factories operated by private and public sectors (public: Burn Standard & Co; private: Dalmia Magnesites). Tata have their presence in the form of Tata Refractories in Salem.
Mettur, a town which is located 50 km north of Erode and west of Salem, has a number of notable industries, including JSW Steels, MALCO (which has currently suspended its aluminium production), Chemplasst, Thermal Power Plant, Hydel Power plant.
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