Reliance Consumer Products will invest Rs 1,156 crore to set up a 60-acre integrated manufacturing facility at SIPCOT Allikulam Industrial Park in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with Guidance, the state's investment promotion agency, in the presence of Tamil Nadu Industries Minister T R B Raaja. The facility is expected to generate 2,000 local jobs over five years.

RCPL becomes the third major FMCG investor in the state in the past two years, following Godrej and Dabur. Godrej invested Rs 515 crore in Chengalpattu, while Dabur is investing Rs 400 crore in a Tindivanam facility. This announcement highlights Thoothukudi’s resurgence as an industry-friendly city. The city is also emerging as a hub for electronics, renewable energy, and India’s commercial space sector.

The new facility will focus on multi-product manufacturing, including regional snacks, biscuits, spices, atta, edible oil, and more. It is expected to generate local employment for 2,000 people over the next five years, boosting Tamil Nadu’s industrial growth.