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Chennai, Vellore, Ambur, Ranipet, Vaniyambadi, Dindigul and Thiruchirapalli are the main centres of leather industry in Tamil Nadu.

The ranking of Tamil Nadu in paper production in the country is first. Tamil Nadu has 24 small sized mills accounting for 5.74 per cent of the total installed capacity of the country. These mills use locally grown bamboo. Cheranmahadevi, Pallipalayam, Udumalpet, Chennai, Salem, Amaravathinagar, Papanasam, Madurai, etc. are the major producers.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, located in Kagithapuram, Karur District. Tamil Nadu is a leading fine paper manufacturer in India.

Tamil Nadu produces about 12% of the paper in India. Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited was promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the year 1979 to produce Newsprint and Printing & Writing Paper using bagasse as the primary raw material. The current demand is estimated at 13.88 million tons with domestic production of 12.15 million tons, export of 0.60 million tons and import of 2.33 million tons. India is the fastest growing market for paper in the world with an overall growth rate of about 6% per year.

When the sugarcane is crushed, a fibrous residue is left over after crushing. This sugar-by-product is known as Bagasse. The cellulose content is high in fiber of bagasse. Due to high cellulose content, it is used in cellulose industries like the pulp, paper, particle boards, cattle-feed etc. Bagasse is used as an important by-product.

Chennai city is the base for 30% of India's automobile industry and 35% of its auto components. This industrial supremacy has resulted in Chennai being known as the "Detroit of Southern Asia."

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited located at Thiruchirapalli is one among the six large units of India. It produces boilers generators and turbines used in the production of hydro-electricity.

A majority of sugar mills in Tamil Nadu are functioning under the co-operative sector. The sugar industry is one of the largest agro-based industries next to textiles. There are 47 sugar mills in Tamil Nadu comprising of 16 under co-operative sector and 28 under private sector.

Tamil Nadu earns 8% of its GDP from automobile industry.