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Industry
Industrially,
the state has made rapid strides and there
has been a great deal of diversification, although the traditional
industries like hides and skins which have a major
export angle, continue to occupy their important
place, besides the exports of tanned hides and skins and of
leather products, form the traditional shoes to fancy
products, the state also export tea, coffee, spices, textiles
and yarn engineering goods. Black granites and other products
including handicraft articles.
The state has a flourishing centre of
cottage industries. Mats made of coir, screw pine, palm and
coconut leaves are muc h in demand. Some industries is
known for manufacture of musical instruments of jack wood, like the veena,
tamburu, violin,
mridangam and kanjara. A
number of engineering units engaged in the production of
chemicals like fertilizers, insecticides etc. In the field of
oil refining, besides
petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking products, a number of other bye-products are also manufactured.
Handloom is very important as
a cottage industry. Silk
sarees of Kancheepuram are famous all over India. Cottage units produce
cotton sarees, dhoties, towels and lungies.
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