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List of industrial areas in West Bengal
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The Indian state of West Bengal has multiple industries present in the state. The major industrial belts are Hooghly Industrial Region, Durgapur-Raniganj-Asansol Industrial Region, Haldia Industrial Region and Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Industrial Region. Apart from these, many Industrial parks or areas are situated with planned townships. Majority of them are functioning with some of them being under construction.
- Unit of Matix Fertilizer at Panagarh Industrial Park
- Haldia Petrochemicals plant at Haldia
- Rashmi Metallics manufacturing unit in Kharagpur
- Sukhjit Starch plant in Malda
- Svaksha Distillery in Kharagpur
- MCPI plant in Haldia
- Entrance of Tata Hitachi plant at Vidyasagar Industrial Park in Kharagpur
State industries are mostly localised in the Kolkata region, the mineral-rich western highlands, and Haldia port region.[1] Kolkata is noted as one of the major centres for industries like the jute, leather industry etc. There are numerous steel plants in the state apart from the alloy steel plant at Durgapur. The centre has established a number of industries in the areas of tea, sugar, chemicals and fertilisers. Natural resources like tea and jute in and nearby parts have made West Bengal a major centre for the jute and tea industries. West Bengal is at the forefronts of leather processing and leather goods manufacturing and has around 666 units producing leather and leather related goods. Currently, 22-25 percent of India's tanning activity is undertaken in Kolkata and its suburbs. Kharagpur has also numerous industries of various types such as iron works, cement, chemicals, etc.