Madurai Region - Industries and Developments

[madurakarenda]

Rajapalayam Mills Limited is a cotton unit of well known RAMCO Group and it is a big cotton mill located in the Rajapalayam town known for cotton based industries. It is located 94 kms from Madurai city. Following is the data from their own website :

Rajapalayam Mills Ltd. established in 1938, with 6800 Spindles imported from England. Rajapalayam Mills today produces 11 million kgs of yarn per year, employs more than 1000 workers and has a turnover of over Rs.1818 million. Acknowledged as the most efficient spinning mills in the industry. Rajapalayam Mills has set the industry standard for quality and price in cotton yarn manufactured with a production increase of about 40% purely through modernization.

Present capacity : 1,21,856 Spindles (including 56,080 compact spinning spindles, 11568 Eli-Twist spindles and 2400 Slub Yarn Spindles). We are also having 2000 Rotors in Rajapalaiyam and around 2000 Rotors in Andhra Pradesh.

A technologically advanced unit right from its inception, the Mill’s state-of-the-art equipment ensures optimum spinning efficiency and profitability. The Mill traditionally makes quality counts from 6’s to 220’s , added capacity to produce value added yarns like Compact, Elitwist, Slub, Gazzed yarn in singles and doubles. It export 80% of its spinning capacity to the highly quality-conscious markets like Japan and also to other countries like Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Dubai, Bahrain, Italy and Spain etc...

The Mill has had stable harmonious industrial relations for over 40 years.

The management has evolved a number of welfare schemes to motivate its workforce and meet the various needs of them such as cheap credit, housing loans, interest-free marriage loans, educational subsides medical aid to the public at reduced rate. It also runs many Educational Instutions to impart quality education at affordable rate to the students in and around Rajapalayam. An educational trust has been established in the name of the founder Shri P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja, which offers many social services to uplife the living standards of people in Rajapalayam.

The Mills has many ambitious plans in the unevil to increase its production thereby, providing employment opportunities to many more families

Source : http://www.rajapalayammills.co.in/about_us.html

Following is the map showing the aerial view of their unit in Rajapalayam :



Following is the map showing their location :



Their address from their website as below :

Rajapalayam Mills Limited

Post Box No.1 P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja Salai,
RAJAPALAIYAM – 626 117, Tamil Nadu INDIA

Phone: +91 4563 235666 Fax : +91 4563 236520
Email : rajacot@vsnl.com

Source : http://www.rajapalayammills.co.in/contact_us.html

[madurakarenda]

Aruppukottai Ramalinga Flour Mills, a unit of Jayavilas group, is known for flour mills throughout Madurai region and south TN for their quality. They are also known for their other agro based products like bread, etc. Following is the data from their own website :

Established in the year 1984, Aruppukottai Shri Ramalinga Roller Flour Mills Ltd is well-known name, engaged in the manufacturing, supplying and exporting of Refined Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, and Wheat Semolina. Under the headship of our CEO Mr. T.R.S. Vijairam, we have carved a distinct position for ourselves in the industry. His rich industrial experience and knowledge has helped us in garnering a strong presence in the global market.

Infrastructure
We are supported by a sound & strong infrastructure that is segregated in different sections that include processing unit, testing unit and packaging unit. We process the products using sophisticated technology i.e. G.B.S. Italy and many others. With the assistance of these high-performing machines, we are able to process 200 tons / day of
wheat.

Why Us?
We have gained huge appreciation among the clients by offering the finest quality Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, and Wheat Semolina. Below given are some of the factors that has helped us in establishing a strong foothold in the market :

Quality range of products
Well-equipped infrastructure
Team of industry experts
Safe & proper packaging
Competitive rates
On time delivery schedule


Quality Assurance
Keeping the health our prime concern, we make use of only high quality wheat for processing the finest quality flour. Our quality controllers stringently check the products each stage of processing in order to deliver best quality to the clients. Further, our experts test the quality of wheat & F.GG in our testing facilities.


Name of CEO : Mr. T. R. S. Vijairam
Year of Establishment : 1984
Nature of Business : Manufacturer & Exporter
Number of Employees : 200
Annual Turnover : Rs. 60 Crore
Market Covered : Domestic

Source : http://www.shriramalingafoods.com/company-profile.htm

Below is the aerial view of their industry from Google maps :



Below is their location in Google maps :

[madurakarenda]

Ramalinga cotton mill is a textile unit of the Aruppukottai Jayavilas group. It is located in the SH 42, 2 kms from the Madurai to Tuticorin NH. The mill is located 60 kms from Madurai. The following data is from their own website :

Jayavilas group of companies, established in 1995 in Aruppukottai has a capability of more than 32,000 ring spindles. The mill has a complete range of state of the art spinning equipment including Trutzschler and Lakhsmi Blow Room, Trutzschler and Lakshmi LC 300 A-V3 Cards with built in short & long term Auto Leveller, Lakshmi LK54 Combers, etc.,

Our key objectives are
1) Ensuring the best quality in this industry
2) Customer Satisfication.

Exports:

Our unit is Government recognized export house. Exporting Yarn to Europe, Turkey, Poland, Brazil, Egypt, South America, etc.
Employees:

More than 1000 well trained employees are engaged. Training and Retraining is a continuous process for achieving Target values set for Quality and Production.

Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/about.html

Installed Capacity

- Ring Spindles : 31,000 Nos.
- Ring Doubling : 10,500 Nos.

Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/infra.html

Below is a picture of their unit available in their own website :



Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/about.html

Below is the aerial view of their industry :



And their location in Google maps :

[ANANTH]

dear MK & MG

You people have done a great Job in covering many units which are located in and around madurai. I knew most of them since I am tracking what is happening in madurai for the past 30 years. While I greatly appreciate the effort you people had put in, I would like to bring to your notice the following.

Since Madurai is a tier two city, we need to cover the industries etc which are located within a radius of say 25 to 30 Kms only and not beyond. We cant claim industries which are located 75 Kms away as industries in Madurai. I doubt labors go from madurai all the way to these place, work and return to madurai for sleep. In case of madras, what industries located in Sri Perumpudur or beyond may also be considered. But when we talk about madurai city, we shouldnt consider in the same way.

Many of the units you have given are 60/70 Kms away and few are even 90 Kms away. For eg Madras Cements. The factory is some 70 kms away and their Head Office is at Madras. Rajapalayam Mills is 90+ Kms away. These are not really helping industrialisation of madurai. By this yardstick, we need to bring the total match box, cracker units located in Sivakasi and many textile mills located in Theni, Rajapalayam, Aruppukottai, Dindigul-karur road, industries located in pudukottai etc into madurai Industries. TN Govt cement factory TN cements is located near rajapalayam. We need to bring that also here. How can we do that? I think we may need to exclude

1 - Madras Cements
2 - Moser Baer solar unit
3 - Ayyanar Textiles
4 - Arasan Aluminium
5 - VTM Limited
6 - Rajapalayam Mills and
7 - Ramalinga Mills

While the above units may be helping to some extend madurai indirectly, can we claim that these are industries in madurai. We all knew virudhunagar and Dindigul districts have many educational institutions inluding polytehnics, engineering colleges etc and in that case we need to say they should be included in madurai educational institute tag (as and when such thread is created). Is it correct?

Any thoughts?

[madhan]

Ananth,
Whatever you have mentioned is correct. I was about to compose such a post, but you have done in more detail than I would have. .

MK & MG,
All your efforts are highly laudable. Great work!!. You guys have indeed made the Madurai thread very active. With regards to this thread, as Ananth has suggested we should cover industries in around 30 Kms radius from Madurai. Else this would become South TN Industries Thread and not Madurai Industries Thread. .
we dont intend to hurt anyone or curb the enthusiasm, but just want to ensure that the focus of creating this thread does not get diluted.

[madurakarenda]

sorry mates, the thing is i scout for industries in kappalur in google maps and get distracted by industries nearby and end up somewhere farther as the above mentioned places, and i thought that posting the data won't do any harm because i know many people travelling in the madurai to shencottah passenger to go to their offices and also the industries use madurai airport and trains for the logisics, will stick to madurai circle hereafter, thanks

[ANANTH]

Dear MK

As Madhan pointed out, I am also saying the same. We dont want to hurt you or MG in anyway. U people have done great work. It is just that the thread should have industries from madurai or at the most from madurai district and not from other places, irrespective of whether we call it as madurai industries thread or madurai region thread

I knew many people specially those who work in Banks, Offices go daily to sivakasi, virudhunagar etc by passenger train and return. They prefer to stay in madurai with family due to children education etc etc., But that no is minimum. Also becaue people use madurai airport for logistic reason doesnt mean that, that area should come under madurai. In that logic, most of the labors from KK dist use TVM airport and should we say TVM region should consider KK in it?

Anyway once again hats off to MG & you for the efforts and I hope to see more and more posting from you.

[Madurai gilli]

Ananth & others,

Even I was about to express the same when MK posted the Madras cements in thulukkapatti here.MK, You can delete the posts which are not relevant here.

Leave alone Nilakottai, Manamadurai & Sivaganga region bcs the SIPCOT in Nilakottai is close to Madurai and any company making their base there will refer it as their Madurai unit.

* Industries b/w Madurai and Arupukottai can be acceptable even if the exact site lies in APK or Virudhunagar districts. But the same b/w APK and Vilathikulam cannot be considered as Madurai region industries.The same rule applies to every directions.

We can include Industries within 45 Kms radius from Madurai city.

[kannan infratech]

When we say Madurai Region, it is not city alone.

Please cover Madurai, Virudhunagar & Theni / Periyakulam, Ramnad / Karaikudi districts also. Since there will be only a few industries there, it does not matter much.

Madurai will be the Hub for all these districts.

Cheers

[ANANTH]

Originally Posted by kannan infratech

When we say Madurai Region, it is not city alone.

Please cover Madurai, Virudhunagar & Theni / Periyakulam, Ramnad / Karaikudi districts also. Since there will be only a few industries there, it does not matter much.

Madurai will be the Hub for all these districts.

Cheers

Leave alone madurai city even madurai district itself is not going upto 40 Km radius in all direction.

If the thread is "South TN industries" then it is a different issue. As I mentioned in one of my post, if we have to consider Mds cements and Rajapalayam Mills here then we can consider

Ramaraju Surgical cotton - Rajapalayam + there are some more textile mils in Rajpalayam itself
TN Jaya Bharat Textile Mills - Arupukottai
Virudhunagar Textile Mills - Part of Thiagarajar mills group - Virdhunagar
Janakiram Textile Mils - Theni
Madura cements (Yassin Cement brand name) - Manamadurai
Pandiyan Graphites - Manamadurai
Many other textile mills, Industries and so on located in Erstwhile Madurai, Ramnad districts into this thread.

If you notice most of them have their head office also in the same place where factory is located or at madras. Hardly any of the unit has Head Office at Madurai. For that matter even madurai base Madura Coats and Fenner doesnt have their HO at madurai.

[kannan infratech]

Actually you said it.

Erstwhile Madurai & Ramnad districts is perfect. No South TN.

We will have Thirunelveli, Tuticorin & Kanyakumari as a separate region.

There may be some overlaps in MDU Tuti Corridor. It is okay.

[ilikemadurai]

Originally Posted by Madurai gilli

PRP Granites & Exports had applied the SEZ board for setting-up a Granites Industry SEZ in Kalkurichi (Kariapatti) near Madurai.

Any update on PRP SEZ as the BoA had concluded yesterday.

[madurakarenda]

Originally Posted by ilikemadurai

Any update on PRP SEZ as the BoA had concluded yesterday.

The SEZ meeting is to be held on 27th Jan according to the Business Line report in the below link :

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle2829042.ece

[manikandanb]

While searching for something about Madurai, i got into this DIC (District Industries Center) website - http://www.dicmdu.in/automobile.htm
Just wanted to highlight about vehicle body building industries in Madurai.
As per DIC website,
>> Body Building Units: There are more than 40 body building units in Madurai for automobiles.

Madurai does have some well known body building industries like TVS, Vinayaka BBI, Linga BBI etc.., Though the numbers / size may be less comparable to similar industries in Karur/ Namakkal area, it is still worth an industry to mention in this thread.
But 'am not sure where these Industries are located in Madurai....Pls elaborate if you know.

[madurakarenda]

I have seen a good number of body building units from train before Fatima college area (off Dindigul road) and there are some here and there in Melakkal road and Alanganallur road, but the big ones are Linga, Vinayaga and TVS as you said. Thanks for the link

[manikandanb]

Also - One more big factory to mention is this thread is Kothari Phytochemicals International located at Nagari area. This seems to be their website - http://www.chemicals-india.com/

@ MK - As you are posting the factory details in this thread in a specific nice format i would like to request you to consider this factory too in your next update.

[madurakarenda]

The Madurai region is known for its granite cutting and polishing industries because of availability of the resource in the form of large rocks. Now this industry is also a similar one located in the Nagari industrial area of Madurai, located at about 19 km from Madurai city, on NH 44. Below is the information from their own website :

Ideally situated at Madurai amidst bustling quarries in south tamilnadu Dunite rocks is a granite slab processing plant with obsesion for high quality.Complementing this is the state of the art machineries imported from italy and skilled and trained manpower.The strategic and geographic location ensures proximity to most quarries of India which are concentrated in the Deccan plateau and the tuticorin port


Group of technically qualified and well trained people operate the gangsaw that are most modern next generation machines.Round the clock maintenance team help in quick upkeeping and minimize machine down times.We have a set of preventive maintenance procedures periodically ensuring a continuous operation.
The slab polishing machine fully automatic is a latest one with large capacity and fast turnaround time with 22 heads and resin application is done if needed to give that super glossy finish.We also have a water recycling plant to make a smooth streamlined operation for producing slabs of utmost quality and thus make it environment friendly.

Dunite Rocks started few years back is an associate of Madurai arkay rock produce an established and leading monument producing company situated right across this slab unit having esteemed client base built with strong values and trust with high credibility attributed by consistent supply of monuments in prime Indian and imported granites

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/about_us.html

A nice picture from their own website :



Many such pictures could be found in the below link.

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/factory_view.html

Aerial view of their units from Google maps :



Location from Google maps :



Address of their unit from their own website :

Dunite Rocks Private Limited
S.no. 12/1B sholavandan road
Nagari
Madurai district 625 221
Tamilnadu
India

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/contact.html

[madurakarenda]

Aavin is a big industry at a sprawl of around 39 acres situated within 5 kms from Madurai city in the Sivagangai road. Following is the data from their own website :

About us:

The Madurai District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd, is popularly known as Madurai Aavin. This is one of the largest dairies in the southern part of Tamilnadu. Madurai Aavin was started during the year 1967 as Madurai Milk Project. The project and the dairy machinery were funded by the UNICEF under New Zealand free from Hunger Campaign Committee.

From 01.01.1974 Madurai Aavin brought under the control of Tamilnadu Dairy Development Corporation Ltd, Chennai.

From 1982 onwards Madurai Aavin was converted and functioning as a District Co-operative Unit. The members of this Co-operative unit are the Milk Producers’ Coop society at the village level in both Madurai and Theni Districts.

Madurai Aavin is a Co-operative organization statutorily controlled by the Commissioner for Milk Production and Dairy Development, Government of Tamilnnadu. The apex body for this unit is the Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd, Chennai.

Location

The Madurai Aavin located in an area of 39.42 acres of land at the junction of the K. K. Nagar and Annanagar in the Madurai-Sivagangai Highways, nearer to the Office of the Madurai District Collector.

Source : http://www.aavinmilk.com/madurai/aboutus.htm

A video on their units could be found here :

http://www.dicmdu.in/dairy%20industries.htm

Aerial view of their units from Google maps :



Address from their website :

The General Manager,
Madurai District Coop Milk Producers Union Ltd,
Sathamangalam,
Madurai 625020.

Source : http://www.aavinmilk.com/madurai/contactus.htm

[madurakarenda]

Vaighai agro products is the industry owned my Mr. V. Neethimohan who started from here and now has 3 units across Tamil Nadu. The Madurai facility is located in the industrial area of Nagari in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway, about 19 km from Madurai city. Now, the following is the data from their own website :

Vaighai Agro, named after the Vaigai River on whose banks the city of Madurai flourishes, was established in 1981 with a vision to become the number one corporate in South India, and to be known throughout the country as a diversified, socially responsible group. A leading company in the field of rice bran oil manufacturing in India established itself as a force to be reckoned with.

Vaighai Agro has spent nearly three decades revolutionizing innovation and entrepreneurship - providing customers with the products they need where they need them. Over 2000 satisfied customers across the globe bear testimony to the fact that at Vaighai, we breathe excellence. More than just a slogan, this philosophy has been the key to Vaighai's success in building mutually beneficial long-term relationships with all its customers, suppliers and the public, and has helped the company fulfil its commitments over the years.

Vaighai is a 30-year old company headquartered in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu and is now one of the most ambitious and successful conglomerates in South India. Vaighai’s product portfolio comprises of:

Rice Bran Oil (crude form)
De-Oiled Rice Bran



Vaighai has over 700 employees - Vaighaians as we call them - the best in the industry who constantly strive to maintain the high standards that we are known for. We have been able to attract the most skilled workers for our manufacturing plants, the most efficient executives at our corporate office and the best managers who strive to put Vaighai at the top.

Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/

This plant was started during the year 1989 with a processing capacity of 60 TPD. The capacity of the Nagari plant had been increased to 300 TPD.


Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php...d=91&Itemid=77

Some small photographs of their facilities from their own website :







Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php...d=91&Itemid=77

And below is the aerial view of their plant from Google maps :



And their location from Google maps :



The address of their Madurai facility from their website is as below :

Corporate Office

Vaighai Agro Products Limited

"Vaighai House"
39(B) Anna Nagar,
Madurai - 625 020, India
Tel: +91 452 253 2515
Fax: +91 452 252 2905

Madurai Unit

350/1, Nagari-Sholavandan Road,
Thanichiyam Village, Vadipatti Taluk
Madurai District - 625 221
Tel: +91 4543 258090 / 258091
Fax: +91 4543 258092
Email: oils@vaighaiagro.com

Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php...d=50&Itemid=63

[Madurai gilli]

Atlast you did that MK.. I was searching for their location from the first..Vaigai Industries are doing their good business here.Though their main thing is rice brian Oil refinery, they're concentrating on other type of agro-based industries too.

They are one among the few from Madurai to set their foot abroad.. They recently opened their industry in Sri lanka and guess already planned for a similar one in Thailand.

As Kannan sir, Madurai need not to be a HUB for any kind of Industries.. Because Madurai is proving its industrial worth in almost all the fields, take it to be :

* Agro-based
* Textiles
* Auto-mobiles
* Granite Industries
* Rubber Industries
* Chemical Industries
* Healthcare products industries
* Steel/Alloy Industries
* IT/BPO Industry - Though no IT biggies except 2 units from Honeywell, We have many small scale IT companies and well-established BPO base.

With the start of International flights from Madurai International airport, I hope IT/ITes and Logistics kind of industries will further be explored.