Guntur City is located in Andra Pradesh. The economy is run by Cotton, Tobacco and Chilli exports. Guntur is the largest Asian market for red chillies. Industries in Guntur are: textile mills/handloom, silk, Sangam Dairy, Cement, Chemical and Biotechnology, Andhra Fertilizers, jute mills, granite industries, diamond and other ore processing (Hindustan Zinc Limited), Auto-Nagar and software/IT Companies, Bharathi Soap Works, Tulasi Seeds, Crane Group, Nuziveedu Seeds Limited, Ginning mills and Garmenting. Major educational institutions in Guntur are - Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur Institute of Medical Sciences, Vedic University, Regional Station of Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Tobacco Board, Government Institute of Textile Technology (Nallapadu).