time, it is diversifying. A leather garments factory has commenced production at Madras while a project to process 'wool- on leather', in collaboration with Sawyer of Napa, California, is at an advanced stage of implementation near Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. A fish paste ('Surimi') project to upgrade hitherto wasted fishery resources is under way at a cost of Rs IS crore at Veraval, Gujarat, in collaboration with Shinto Corporation, a subsidiary of Toya Suisan, Japan, with 100 per cent buy- back of the product by the collaborators. The plant is expected to be commissioned