Manufacturing Industries
In Thiruvananthapuram there are many medium and large scale industries which fall under central sector, state sector, co-operative sector, joint sector and private sectors. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is a public sector establishment to set up small scale and large scale industries effectively. The registered working factories in the city include oil mills, cashew factories, cotton textiles, saw mills, printing units, rubber industrial units, chemical units, match factories, general engineering units and automobile workshops. The S.M.S.M. Institute in Thiruvananthapuram is a major institution through which the products of the handicraft industries are marketed.
There is an industrial estate at Pappanamcode and an industrial development centre at Kochuveli. Traditional industries such as coir and handloom are now faced with several problems. Handloom weaving is prevalent at Balaramapuram, Amaravila, Kulathoor and Chirayinkeezhu, which are located in the suburbs of the city. It is estimated that clothes worth Rs.950 lakhs are annually produced in the handloom sector. Keltron (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) has made inroads into electronic markets throughout the country. The Kerala State Sericulture Co-operative Federation Limited (SERIFED) had declared Balaramapuram as a "Silk Village" in 2004 and the silk yarn produced at different cenntres in Kerala is processed to Fabric at Balaramapuram.
Companies such as Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP), the leading manufacturer of anatase grade titanium dioxide in Asia,English Indian Clays Limited, Kerala Automobiles Ltd, the leading public sector company in manufacturing three-wheelers in south India are located in the city. Hindustan Latex Limited is an Indian giant in the manufacturing of latex-based products, including condoms. They currently hold a license to manufacture Ormeloxifene, a form of birth control. HLL is headquartered in the city. BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, the manufacturer of cruise missiles has the manufacturing unit in the city.
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