Large-scale,
Medium and Cottage industries
Cotton
textile, spinning mills, ceramic, glass and
refractory units, sugar factories, caustic
soda plants, salt, chemical, paper and rice
mills are included in this category.
CHEMICAL
INDUSTRIES
Paradeep
Phosphates Limited (PPL)
This
unit was set up in collaboration with the
government of Nauru at Paradeep by taking
advantage of naptha imported through the port
mainly from the middle east countries. The
Diammonium Phosphate plant has a production
capacity of 0.72 million tonnes and it is
the largest plant in Asia. During the second
phase of expansion phosphoric acid and sulphuric
acid production will be started and the unit
will have its own captive power plant.
Jayshree
Chemical Limited
This
plant is located at Ganjam on the banks of
the Rushikulya. It is producing caustic soda
discharging its waste into the Rushikulya
because of which the river is being polluted.
Besides, the east coast salt and chemical
factory is operating at Sumandi.
FERTILIZER
PLANT
A fertilizer
unit was set up at Talcher in 1971 based on
coal by Fertilizer Corporation Of India
(FCI). Urea was produced by this plant in
1979. The fertilizer from this unit accounts
for 40-50 percent of the total fertilizer
consumed in the state.
HEAVY
WATER PLANT
A heavy
water plant is operating at Talcher under
the Atomic Energy Commission.
AGRO-BASED
INDUSTRIES
Amongst
the agro-based industries, the jute mill at
Dhanmandal in Gajpur district, is the most
important. Raw jute is being supplied from
the jute growing belt of the Mahanadi-Brahmani
delta.
COTTON
TEXTILES
A textile
mill was established at Chaudwar in 1949 with
a capacity of 50,000 spindles and 864 looms.
This mill is market based. It gets its supplies
of raw cotton from the cotton belt located
in the Western Peninsula. Six cotton spinning
mills are also operating at Jharsuguda, Bargarh,
Khorda, Tistol, Athyarh, Tora and Govindapur
mostly in the co-operative sector. Other small
weaving and spinning mills are operating at
Sambalpur, Baripada.
