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Parry's sugar factory at Nellikuppam

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Parry's sugar factory at Nellikuppam
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The firm founded by Thomas Parry set up a sugar plant at Nellikuppam, described as the first in India.

Thomas Parry, a Welshman, started a business in Madras in 1788, and by 1819 it had become the partnership Parry and Dare. In 1842 the firm set up a sugar plant at Nellikuppam in South Arcot, described as India's first sugar factory. The Nellikuppam complex remains a major sugar works of the company, now EID Parry. Parry's Corner in Chennai is named after its founder.

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