Executive summary

 

OBJECTIVE

 

The objective of this study is to showcase the technological capabilities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Tamil Nadu and Kerala by documenting their exportable technologies and projects.

 

Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Tamil Nadu and Kerala have developed process or product technologies through rigorous R & D efforts. Some of the SMEs are working on the technologies imported and then redesigned to suit to the Indian standards. These technologies have been well established and fully commercialized and can be offered to entrepreneurs in some of the other developing countries.

 

Following were the aims of the study:

 

  • To collect information about the technology used in manufacturing units from small and medium enterprises in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in select export oriented industry sectors.
  • To prepare profiles of exportable technologies/ projects based on the survey, highlighting company profile as well as techno-commercial details of technology/project.
  • To prepare the profiles in the form of a report as well as a searchable database.

 

SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL UNITS

 

Major parameters considered for selection of industrial units for profile compilation are as below:

  1. Existing set up of the unit
  2. Technology status and product profile
  3. Annual Sales Turnover & exports
  4. Manpower
  5. Technology / Process / Project on offer

 

This publication covers 72 profiles of exportable technologies/ projects from 66 SMEs in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in following industry sectors:

 

 

 

Units Surveyed by Questionnaire

Units Surveyed by Visits

Units Profiled

S.No.

Sectors

TN

Kerala

TN

Kerala

TN

Kerala

1

Agro / Food

17

36

3

8

1

4

2

Automotive components

61

10

20

3

4

0

3

Ayurveda

1

12

1

5

1

2

4

Biotechnology & Medical Equipments

20

5

5

2

2

2

5

Coir

0

18

0

8

0

2

6

Electronics

57

36

7

5

1

1

7

Engineering

74

20

20

5

11

2

8

Garment Manufacturing

25

11

16

2

8

0

9

Leather

22

0

1

0

2

0

10

Paints and Chemicals

50

41

6

2

1

1

11

Rubber

20

64

1

12

0

8

12

Textile Machinery

40

2

15

0

8

0

13

Miscellaneous

28

42

6

5

3

2

 

Total

415

297

101

57

42

24

 

The turnover of the SMEs covered is in the range of USD 0.06 – 120 million. The cumulative value of exportable projects offered via 72 profiles is USD 150 million.

 

TECHNOLOGIES OFFERED FOR EXPORT

 

The units are using the technologies mentioned here for day-to-day production activities. However, the information gathered should only be considered as first step information in implementation of a project. A detailed project feasibility report should be prepared before actual implementation of the project, taking into consideration the specific requirements of the organizations.

 

The following profiles from 66 Organizations have been included in the report that apparently has export potential. For organizations at Sl. Nos. 24 and 43 multiple profiles have been listed, viz. 2 and 6 respectively thus making the no. of profiles as 72.

 

Sl. No.

Organization

Item for Technology/Project Profile

Project Cost (USD)

I

Agro & Food (5)

 

 

1.

Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd., Alwaye (Kerala)

Herbal & Spice Extract

 4 Mn

2.

Cochin Spices Pvt. Ltd., Cochin (Kerala)

Grounded Spices

 0.5 Mn

3.

MVJ Foods India Pvt. Ltd., Alwaye (Kerala)

Spice Powder (Masala) & Ayurvedic Diabetic Food Supplements

0.5 Mn

4.

Nikasu Frozen Foods International, Cochin (Kerala)

Ready to Eat Frozen Foods

1.33 Mn

5.

Ponni Sugars (Erode) Ltd, Erode, (TN)

Sugar Production

11 Mn

 

 

 

 

II

Automotive Component (4)

 

 

6.

Manatec Electronics, Pondicherry

Computerized Automobile Service Station Equipment

0.5 Mn

7.

Pricol Limited, Coimbatore (TN)

Automobile Instrument Cluster (Speedometer)

4.5 Mn

8.

Schumak Equipment (India) Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore (TN)

Industrial Air Compressors & Hydraulic Lift

0.08 Mn

9.

Sundaram- Clayton Ltd, Chennai (TN)

Air Braking Systems for Commercial Vehicles

0.9 Mn

 

 

 

 

III

Ayurveda (3)

 

 

10.

Bipha Drug Laboratories, Kottayam (Kerala)

Ayurvedic Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals For Blood Pressure ,Piles & Diabetes

2 Mn

11.

Nupal Remedies Pvt. Ltd., Cohin (Kerala)

Ayurvedic Tablets & Capsules For Liver Disorders

1 Mn

12.

Padhmam Herbal Care Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry

Ayurvedic Based Personal Care  & Pharmaceutical Products

5 Mn

 

 

 

 

IV

Biotechnology & Medical Equipments (4)

 

 

13.

ABL Biotechnologies Ltd., Chennai (TN)

Bulk Drugs Manufacturing viz. Beta Carotene, Lycopene, Phycocyanin

2.5 Mn

14.

Futura Medical Products (P) Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Retractable Safety Scalpel

1 Mn

15.

Innvol Medical India Ltd.,Chennai (TN)

PVC Blood Bags

1.5 Mn

16.

L.J.International Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Plant Tissue Culture Based Micropropogation

0.9 Mn

 

 

 

 

V

Coir (2)

 

 

17.

Brothers Coir Mills Pvt. Ltd.,Alleppey (Kerala)

Natural & Agri Fibre Coir Products

0.1 Mn

18.

Pooppally Coir Mills,Alleppey (Kerala)

Mats & Mattings

0.05 Mn

 

 

 

 

 

VI

Electronics (2)

 

 

19.

Keltron Electro Ceramics Limited,Malappuram (Kerala)

Ceramic Capacitors

1 Mn

20.

Lab Electronics,Chennai (TN)

Electronic Training Equipments

45,000

 

 

 

 

VII

Engineering (14)

 

 

21.

Alkraft Thermotechnologies Pvt. Ltd.,Chennai (TN)

Aluminium Heat Exchangers

2 Mn

22.

Dalmia Electrodyn Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,Chennai (TN)

Embedded Motor Control Technology

0.2 Mn

23.

Elgi Equipments Ltd., Coimbatore (TN)

Air Compressors

5 Mn

24.

Engineers Enterprises,Coimbatore (TN)

·          Fly Ash Brick Manufacturing Plant

·          “High Density” Concrete Block Manufacturing Facility

·      0.15 Mn

·      50,000

25.

Fisher Pumps Pvt.Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Centrifugal & Submersible Pumps

0.5 Mn

26.

Madras Centrifugal Castings,Chennai (TN)

Centrifugally Casted Liners

0.1 Mn

27.

Madras Hard Tools Pvt. Ltd.,Chennai (TN)

Wire Rope Slings

1.58 Mn

28.

Mckinnon India Pvt. Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Coffee Processing Plant

50,000

29.

Mipalloy,Chennai(TN)

Welding Torches, Electrodes and Accessories

0.1 Mn

30.

Prokop Eltex (India) Pvt. Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Cereal Processing Machines

0.2 Mn

31.

Roots Muticlean Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Industrical/ Domestic Cleaning Equipments

0.44 Mn

32.

Steel Complex Ltd.,Calicut (Kerala)

Mini-Steel Plant employing Electric Arc Furnaces & Continuous Casting Machine

4 Mn

33.

Steel & Industrial Forgings Ltd.,Thrissur (Kerala)

Valve Body Forgings

2.5 Mn

 

 

 

 

VIII

Garment Manufacturing (8)

 

 

34.

Adson Apparels,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted & Woven Garments

0.1 Mn

35.

Cheran Knit Wear,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted & Woven Garments

0.2 Mn

36.

Cotton Gate Exports,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted & Woven Garments

60,000

37.

GMR Garments,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted & Woven Garments

0.1   Mn

38.

Goltex Knitting Mills,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted Fabric for Inner Wear

0.33 Mn

39.

Kothari Knitters,Tirupur (TN)

Knitted Fabric & T-Shirts

 0.3   Mn

40.

M.V. Exports,Tirupur (TN)

Cotton & Blended Garments

0.1   Mn

41.

S.S.M.Hosieries,Tirupur (TN)

Hosiery Garments

0.25 Mn

 

 

 

 

 

IX

Leather (7)

 

 

42.

Butterfly Leathers(TN)

Finished Goat Leather Manufacturing For Footwear And Leather Goods Industries.

1.27 Mn

43.

Central Leather Research Institute (TN)

1.       Haemostatic wound     healing sheet Manufacturing 

2.       Buffalo Automotive Upholstery Leather Manufacturing                      

3.       Formaldehyde free polymeric syntan                    

4.       Chemo Autotrophic Activated Carbon (CAACO) System  for Waste water treatment

5.       Reconstituted Collagen sheet (RCS)Manufacturing

6.       Manufacturing Parchment like material

1.27 Mn

 

1.27 Mn

0.33 Mn

 

13,333

0.1 Mn

0.13 Mn

 

 

 

 

 

X

Paints & Chemicals (2)

 

 

44.

Addison Paints & Chemicals Ltd.,Chennai(TN)

Building & Vehicle Finishing Paints

0.75-1 Mn

45.

The Travancore-Cochin Chemicals Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Caustic Soda

5 Mn

 

 

 

 

XI

Rubber (9)

 

 

46.

General Rubbers,Kottayam (Kerala)

Tyre Retreading Material

0.4 Mn

47.

Kanam Latex Industries Pvt.Ltd,Kottayam (Kerala)

Prepowdered  and           Powderfree Medical Gloves

 

7 Mn

48.

Kurrian Abraham Pvt. Ltd,Kottayam (Kerala)

Latex Products eg. TSR, Gloves

10 Mn

49.

Primus Gloves (P) Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Medical Gloves

1 Mn

50.

Profoma,Palakkad (Kerala)

Micro Cellular Rubber Sheets for Diabetic & Orthopedics Patient

0.03 Mn

51.

Safeshield India Rubber Products Pvt.Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Surgical & Examination Gloves

0.3 Mn

52.

Tintu Rubbers,Kottayam (Kerala)

Slippers & Mats

0.4 Mn

53.

Universal Gloves Pvt. Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

General Purpose Latex Gloves

0.6 Mn

 

 

 

 

XII

Textile Machinery (8)

 

 

54.

Applied AutomationSystems Pvt. Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Industrial Automation System for Textile Mills

0.33 Mn

55.

Jeyaletshmi Machine Works,Coimbatore (TN)

Ring Doubling & Twisting Machines

0.2 Mn

56.

Mag Solvics Pvt. Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Textile Testing Equipments for Strength testeing andTrash analys

0.4 Mn

57.

Penguin Engineers,Coimbatore (TN)

Packing & Braiding Machines

0.2 Mn

58.

Super Machine Works Pvt.Limited,Coimbatore (TN)

Auto Leveler Draw Frame(Textile Machine)

0.4 Mn

59.

Unirols Airtex,Coimbatore (TN)

Textile Travelling Cleaner

0.2 Mn

60.

Venkatapathy Foundry,Coimbatore (TN)

Textile Testing Equipments for Sample Conditioning and Yarn Examination

0.5 Mn

61.

Vetri Engineers,Coimbatore (TN)

Top Rollers

0.5 Mn

 

 

 

 

XIII

Miscellaneous (5)

 

 

62.

Covema Filaments Ltd.,Cochin (Kerala)

Nylon Mono Filament Fishing Lines

0.5 Mn

63.

Kumbhat Holographics,Chennai (TN)

Holograms Production

0.6 Mn

64.

K.U. Sodalmuthu & Co. Pvt. Ltd.,Coimbatore (TN)

Paper Production Machinery

2 Mn

65.

Samudra Shipyard Pvt.Ltd.,Aroor (Kerala)

FRP House Boats

0.8 Mn

66.

Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd.,Erode (TN)

Paper Manufacturing

26 Mn