Major Industries of Karnataka

Name	Year of Establishment	Location
Vishweshwaraiah Iron and Steel Ltd (VISL)	1923	Bhadravathi
Bharath Gold Mines Ltd (BGML)	1871	KGF (Kolar)
Government Silk Weaving Factory	1932	Mysuru
Karnataka Electric Factory (KVK)	1934	Bengaluru
Mysuru Sugars Co. Ltd (Mysugars)	1933	Mandya
Mysuru Paper Mills Ltd (MPM)	1934	Bhadravathi
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)	1940	Bengaluru
Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT)	1953	Bengaluru
Bharath Earth Movers Ltd (BEML)	1964	Bengaluru, Mysuru, KGF
Bharath Electronics Ltd (BEL)	1954	Bengaluru
Indian Telephone Industries (ITI)	1948	Bengaluru
New Government Electric Factory (NGEF)	1961	Bengaluru
Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)	1948	Bengaluru
Minerva Mills	1925	Bengaluru
Mysuru Spinning and Manufacturing Ltd	1884	Bengaluru
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd (KSDL)	1918	Bengaluru
The Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Ltd	1968	Ballari
Government Silk Twisting and Weaving Factory	1953	Kollegal
JK (Vikrant) Tyres Ltd	1973	Mysuru
Wheel and Axle Plant (WAP)	1983	Bengaluru
Motor Industries Co. (MICO)	1951	Bengaluru
Jindal-Vijayanagar Iron & Steel Factory	1994	Hosapete, Ballari
Mysuru Lamp Works Factory	1936	Bengaluru
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company	1970	Kudremukh
Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt. Ltd.	1995	Mysuru