Cluster · Salem district
Salem சேலம்
Steel, stainless fabrication and sago processing.
Firms
486
as at 31 Jul 2026 · source: MCA GODL layer; Arivu curation
Employed
1,28,000
as at 30 Jun 2026 · source: DES; establishment filings
Output
₹39,200 crore
as at 31 Mar 2026 · source: DES Annual Survey (structured)
Announced since 2021
₹16,900 crore stale
as at 31 May 2026 · source: Guidance releases; company filings
Realised
29% stale
as at 31 May 2026 · source: Arivu realisation tracker
What this cluster makes
A steel and stainless cluster with a large agro-processing tail. Salem's industrial base is heavier and more energy-intensive than the coastal clusters, which ties its fortunes to power tariffs and the national steel cycle.
Output, ₹'000 crore
Unit: ₹'000 cr
The firm table
Named firms — the whole point
No government site in the estate publishes one. Illustrative register; each row tagged and dated.
| Firm | CIN | Sector | Size | Status | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suramangalam Stainless | U27104TN2003PTC050119 | Steel | Large | Active | C24 May 2026 |
| Attur Heavy Fabrication | U28112TN2011PTC083440 | Fabrication | Medium | Active | C17 Apr 2026 |
| Mettur Sago Processing | U15311TN1999PTC042008 | Agro-processing | Small | Dormant | C6 Feb 2026 |
Facilities and land
SIPCOT parks and availability
| Park | Operator | Developed | Vacant |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIPCOT Salem (Suramangalam) | SIPCOT | 560 ac | 33% |
Source: SIPCOT; illustrative · [C]
The commitment pipeline
Announced against realised
1 · Announced
2 · Land
3 · Clearance
4 · Commissioning
5 · Jobs
Value shown is announced ₹, narrowing as commitments progress. The announced-to-deployed discount is 60–80% C and is applied to every headline figure on this platform.
Workforce and skills
A fabrication and foundry workforce with a heavy-industry safety-training gap.
The constraint
Power tariff sensitivity is acute; the cluster's stainless units are the state's largest industrial power draw per rupee of output.
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Method and sources
Every figure on this page carries its own confidence tag and as-at date. Firm counts derive from the MCA GODL layer with Arivu curation; output and employment are structured from the DES Annual Survey; commitments are traced from public releases and company filings, with the 60–80% announced-to-deployed discount applied. All figures on this preview are illustrative.
Announced to date: ₹9,200 crore across 1 tracked commitments.