Salem

Better known for the steel plants Salem Steel and JSW, Salem also has maximum number units in cotton textiles category. Maximum employment in Micro and small have been Agro based industries after Cotton Textile category.

Salem Steel Plant is a public sector undertaking from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) which produces Cold rolled stainless steel and Hot rolled stainless steel/carbon steel. The Salem region also houses the Tamil Nadu's largest number of Sago industries which are engaged in the production Sago Foods and Starch. In Salem District alone, 34000 hectares of land is under tapioca cultivation and there are 650 units engaged in tapioca processing.

The district has abundant availability of mineral resources such as Bauxite, limestone, Quartz, Feldspar and Granite, etc. The major Salem district-based players in this field are Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG), a State Government organization, Burn Standard, a Government of India organization and Dalmia Magnesite. Madras Aluminum Company (MALCO) a company of Vedantha Group is based at Mettur manufacturing Alumina