Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited (KICL), an established South Indian conglomerate, is executing a massive manufacturing footprint scale-up by launching a state-of-the-art New Non-Leather Footwear Manufacturing Plant in Karur, Tamil Nadu. Developed under a strategic international joint venture via Evervan Kothari Footwear Private Limited—a collaboration between Chennai-headquartered KICL and Taiwan’s prominent Evervan Group—the high-capacity facility is engineered to manufacture premium athletic footwear exclusively for global brand Adidas. The monumental venture represents a significant capital expenditure outlay estimated at Rs. 17,000 million (forming part of a broader five-year, multi-phase Rs. 50,000 million regional cluster master plan).
The advanced manufacturing ecosystem is slated to generate up to 15,000 direct and indirect local employment opportunities in its first phase, with a strong focus on empowering rural women and youth in the industrially backward corridor. The mega industrial layout will incorporate highly automated cutting, computerized stitching, rubber-sole vulcanization, and eco-friendly assembly lines capable of turning out millions of pairs of shoes annually for export. Marking a definitive operational milestone, a formal foundation stone and ground-breaking ceremony for this massive manufacturing node is being organized on July 10, 2026, with the honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin, officiating the commencement of fast-tracked factory structural fabrication.