Sivakasi Fireworks Industry Explores Defence and Space Manufacturing
Sivakasi, India’s fireworks capital, is exploring higher-value defence and space pyrotechnics work. It makes roughly 85% of India’s organised fireworks and is also eyeing exports. Related coverage points to a planned fireworks cluster with testing, certification, automation and skills facilities, alongside Tamil Nadu’s Space Industrial and Propellants Park near the Kulasekarapattinam spaceport, which could open propellant and energetic-materials opportunities for local manufacturers.