Membership Status

Initially the intent of the association was to develop common waste disposal site for three districts namely, Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur. Today it serves the entire state and represents a wide sector of industries in Tamilnadu.

IWMA started with a membership of 35 in 2002 and stands at 2400 today. The association is run by self-motivated representatives from industries from all sectors. Besides multi-national companies like Ford, Hyundai, Nokia, Visteon, Caterpillar, Saint Gobain and automobile ancillaries like Amalgamation, Rane and TVS groups, pharma companies like Orchid Chemicals and chemical companies like Manali Petroleum Corporation, small scale and micro industries also form a sizable percentage of the membership.