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MEPZ SEZ approves ₹443 crore investments across eleven proposals
A special business zone in India called MEPZ SEZ said yes to eleven new projects.
The committee that approves these projects is led by a man named Alex Paul Menon.
Together, the projects are worth 443 crore rupees, which is a very large amount of money.
The new projects will make things, work on computers, and help move goods around.
They are expected to give jobs to about 2,427 people.
One big project is a factory by a company called ZF Industrial Technology worth 336 crore rupees.
That factory will create 250 jobs.
Another company, Sanmina-SCI India, will build a factory worth 73 crore rupees that could create 1,350 jobs.
A third company, Visionet Systems, will grow its office in Coimbatore.
The approvals were announced in August in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
The Unit Approval Committee of MEPZ Special Economic Zone approved eleven investment proposals totalling ₹443 crore during its August meeting.
The approvals comprise 9 new SEZ units and 2 Export Oriented Units, expected to generate 2,427 employment opportunities.
Proposals span manufacturing, information technology, and logistics services sectors.
ZF Industrial Technology Coimbatore Pvt Ltd will set up a ₹336 crore manufacturing facility at Aspen Park Infra Coimbatore, creating 250 direct jobs.
Sanmina-SCI India Pvt Ltd was approved for a ₹73 crore manufacturing unit at SIPCOT Hi-Tech SEZ in Oragadam, expected to create 1,350 jobs.
- Who
- The Unit Approval Committee of MEPZ Special Economic Zone, chaired by Zonal Development Commissioner Alex Paul Menon
- What
- Approved eleven investment proposals totalling ₹443 crore, including 9 new SEZ units and 2 Export Oriented Units
- Where
- MEPZ Special Economic Zone region in Tamil Nadu, India, including Coimbatore and Sriperumbudur
- When
- During the committee's August meeting; announced in a release published on August 10, 2026
- Why
- To strengthen manufacturing, information technology, and logistics capabilities while generating 2,427 employment opportunities
Key facts
- Approving body
- Unit Approval Committee of MEPZ Special Economic Zone
- Committee chair
- Alex Paul Menon, Zonal Development Commissioner
- Total investment approved
- ₹443 crore
- Proposals approved
- 11 (9 new SEZ units and 2 Export Oriented Units)
- Expected employment
- 2,427 opportunities
- Sectors covered
- Manufacturing, information technology, and logistics services
- Largest approval
- ZF Industrial Technology Coimbatore Pvt Ltd - ₹336 crore at Aspen Park Infra Coimbatore
