Chennai
Chennai, the hub of automobile and engineering manufacturing in India, houses close to a lakh small business enterprises whose business activities account for a major part of the state revenue. Also known as the Detroit of India, Chennai produces more than 40 per cent of the auto parts and motor vehicles in India. Other key industries in the district are foundry and textiles. With nearly seven lakhs people engaged in various industries, there is an appreciable increase in the number of new units registering in the Chennai cluster.
Profiles
Chennai Cluster
TN Industry Associations Up In Arms Against Govt. Order on VAT
Dec 16, 2013
Recent amendments to the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (VAT) rules have sent shock waves through the state's industrial sector as uni...
Chennai Cluster
TN reaffirms itself as the biggest market of IMFL; sales to grow by 20%
Dec 04, 2013
The largest IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquor) market in the country, Tamil Nadu, is poised to see around 20 per cent surge in dema...
Chennai Cluster
Chennai to host 19th edition of seafood show
Dec 03, 2013
The oldest and largest seafood event in Asia, the India International Seafood Show (IISS) is all set to happen at Chennai Trade Ce...
Chennai Cluster
TN small units should tap clean energy potential: Tanstia
Nov 18, 2013
The President of Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (Tanstia) K. Gopalakrishnan said at a recent event that, the mic...
Chennai Cluster
ILO partners with Govt. to train TN SME units
Oct 21, 2013
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in association with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), will ...
Chennai Cluster
TN chemical industry wants clarity in molasses allocation
Oct 17, 2013
Tamil Nadu’s Chemical Industries Association has requested the state government to look into the molasses allotment policy to er...
Chennai Cluster
TN industry leaders welcome subsidy increase for plants and machinery
Oct 08, 2013
At a time when the small and medium industry reels under an economic downturn precipitated by factors of both domestic and global ...
Chennai Cluster
Survive for now, future will only be brighter: TAPMA advises plastic manufacturers
Sep 13, 2013
The growth prospect of plastic industry is undoubtedly positive and SMEs should look beyond the current crisis because the future ...
Chennai Cluster
Pharma industry demands immediate Govt. intervention for survival
Sep 11, 2013
Indian pharmaceutical industry’s troubles did not begin with the arrival of Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), but it definitely b...
Chennai Cluster
Future looks bright for Indian printing industry: MPLA
Sep 06, 2013
The Madras Printers & Lithographers Association (MPLA) has been really receptive about the technological developments in the indus...