 Southern Iron and Steel Company, a joint venture with JSW Steel), built India's first integrated steel plant at a cost of 2,235  crore (22.35 million) in Pottaneri for the production of TMT corrosion-resistant bars and alloy steel.Mecheri also produces hand-loomed silk and cotton sarees, dothi and angavasthram.Mecheri is on State Highway 20, the Bhavani-Thoppur road.