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TheAdityaBirlaGroupisanIndianmultinational
conglomeratenamedafterAdityaVikramBirla,
headquarteredintheAdityaBirlaCentreinWorli,
Mumbai,India.[4][5]Itoperatesin40countrieswith
morethan120,000employeesworldwide.[6]The
groupwasfoundedbySethShivNarayanBirlain
1857.Thegroupinterestsinsectorssuchasviscose
staplefibre,metals,cement(largestinIndia),viscose
filamentyarn,brandedapparel,carbonblack,
chemicals,fertilisers,insulators,financialservices,
telecom(thirdlargestinIndia),BPOandITservices.
ThegrouphadarevenueofapproximatelyUS$45
billioninyear2014.[2][7]Withagrossrevenueof
USD45Billion(in2014)itisthethirdlargestIndian
privatesectorconglomeratebehindTataGroupwith
revenueofjustoverUS$100billionandRILwith
revenueofUS$74billion.

AdityaBirlaGroup

Type

Private

Industry

Conglomerate

Founded

1857[1]

Founder

SethShivNarayanBirla

Headquarters Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Areaserved

Worldwide

Keypeople

KumarMangalamBirla (Chairman)

Products

Metals,cements,textiles,
chemicals,agribusiness,carbon
black,mining,windpower,
insulators,telecommunications,
financialservices,information
technology,retail,tradingsolutions

Contents
1Nonferrousmetals
2Cement

Revenue

US$45billion(2014)[2]
136,000(2012)[3]

3Carbonblack

Numberof
employees

4Textilebusiness

Subsidiaries

Listofsubsidiaries

5TelecomServices

Website

www.adityabirla.com
(http://www.adityabirla.com/)

6FinancialServices
7AdityaBirlaGroupofCompanies
8Philanthropy
8.1Schools
8.2Institutes
9Seealso
10References
11Externallinks

Nonferrousmetals

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TheGroup'snonferrousmetalsareunderHindalcoIndustries.[8]Itsmanufacturinglocationsare
primarilyinIndiaanditownsminesinAustralia.On11February2007,thecompanyenteredintoan
agreementtoacquiretheCanadiancompanyNovelisforU$6billion,[9]makingthecombinedentitythe
world'slargestrolledaluminiumproducer.On15May2007,theacquisitionwascompletedwith
Novelisshareholdersreceiving$44.93peroutstandingshareofcommonstock.TheGroupplanstoclose
apartofitsaluminumfoilmakingmillinUKandshiftthattoitsplantnearNagpur.[10][11]
Hindalcomakesaluminachemicals,primaryaluminum,rolledproducts,alloywheels,roofingsheets,
wirerods,castcopperrods,coppercathodesandseveralotherproducts.[12]

Cement
TheGroup'scementbusinesswasearlierunderGrasimIndustriesandUltraTechCement.Thetwo
entitieshavenowbeenmergedintoUltraTechCementtoformIndia'slargestcementcompany.
UltraTechCementwasacquiredfromL&Tin2004.

Carbonblack
AfterpurchasingColumbianChemicalsCo(http://www.columbianchemicals.com/)(PressRelease
(http://www.adityabirla.com/media/press_releases/201101jan/birla_carbon_acquire_columbian_chemica
ls.htm)),theGroupisnowthelargestmanufacturerofCarbonBlackworldwide.[13]

Textilebusiness
TheAdityaBirlaGroupistheworld'slargestproducerofViscosestaplefiberindustry.[14]Itoperates
fromIndia,Laos,Thailand,MalaysiaandChina.ItownstheBirlaCellulosebrand.Apartfromviscose
staplefiber,thegroupalsoownsacrylicfiberbusinessesinEgyptandThailand,viscosefilamentyarn
businessesandspinningmillsinIndiaandSouthEastAsia.Thegrouphaspulpandplantationinterests
inCanadaandLaos.Itstwocompaniesi.e.AdityaBirlaNuvoLtd.andGrasimBhiwaniTextilesLtd.
whichisasubsidiaryofGrasimIndustriesareintextilebusiness.

TelecomServices
AdityaBirlaGroupisthemajorityshareholderofIdeaCellular.[15]IdeaCellularwasstartedasajoint
venturewiththegroup,AT&TandtheTataGroup.AfteranIPOontheIndianstockmarkets,Idea
Cellularnowaccountsforathirdofthegroup'smarketcapitalization.Thecompanyisheadquarteredin
Mumbai.

FinancialServices
AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(ABFSG)
AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(ABFSG)istheumbrellabrandforallthefinancialservices
businessofTheAdityaBirlaGroup.ABFSGranksamongthetop5fundmanagersinIndia(excluding
LIC)withanAUMofUSD23billion.Havingastrongpresenceacrossthelifeinsurance,asset
management,lending(excl.Housing),housingfinance,equity&commoditybroking,wealth
managementanddistribution,onlinemoneymanagementportalMyUniverse,generalinsurance
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advisoryandprivateequityandhealthinsurancebusinesses.ABFSGiscommittedtoservetheendto
endfinancialservicesneedsofitsretailandcorporatecustomers.InFY201314,ABFSGreported
consolidatedrevenuefromthesebusinessesatjustunder7000crs.andprofitsofabout750crs.
Anchoredbyover14,000employeesandtrustedbyover6millioncustomers,ABFSGhasanationwide
reachthrough1,500pointsofpresenceandabout130,000agents/channelpartners.

AdityaBirlaGroupofCompanies
AdityaBirlaChemicals(India)Limited
AdityaBirlaChemicals(Thailand)Limited
AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(ABFSG)
BirlaSunLifeInsurance
BirlaSunLifeAssetManagementCompanyLimited
AdityaBirlaFinanceLimited
AdityaBirlaMoneyLimited
AdityaBirlaInsuranceBrokers
AdityaBirlaCapitalAdvisorsPrivateLimited
AdityaBirlaMinerals
AdityaBirlaNuvoLimited
AdityaBirlaRetail
AdityaBirlaScienceandTechnologyCompanyLimited
AlexandriaCarbonBlackCompanySAE
AlexandriaFiberCompanySAE
BirlaJingweiFibresCompanyLimited
BirlaLaosPulpandPlantationsCompanyLimited
DahejHarbour&InfrastructureLimited
Hindalcoindustries
DomsjFabriker
EsselMiningandIndustries
GrasimIndustriesLimited
IdeaCellularLimited
IndoPhilCottonMills
IndoPhilTextileMills
IndoThaiSynthetics
LiaoningBirlaCarbonCompanyLimited
LouisPhillipe
NovelisInc.
PanCenturySurfactantsInc.
PeterEngland
People
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PTElegantTextileIndustry
PTIndoBharatRayon
PTIndoLibertyTextiles
PTIndoRayaKimia
PTSunriseBumiTextiles
SwissSingaporeOverseasEnterprisesPteLimited
ThaiAcrylicFibre
ThaiCarbonBlack
ThaiRayon
UltraTechCementLimited
UtkalAluminaInternationalLimited
PantaloonsFashion&Retail

Philanthropy
Thegroup'sphilanthropicactivitiesarelookedafterbyMrsRajashreeBirla.[16]Groupalsoruns45
schoolsand18hospitals.

Schools
BirlaPublicSchool,Pilani
BirlaVidyaNiketan,NewDelhi[17]
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,NagdaJn.
AdityaBirlaSeniorSecondarySchool,NagdaJn.
SaralaBirlaAcademy
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Renusagar
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Renukoot
AdityaBirlaWorldAcademy,Mumbai
AdityaBirlaIntermediateCollege
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Kharach
AdityaBirlaHigherSecondarySchool,Veraval
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Veraval
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Jagdishpur,UttarPradesh
SarlaBirlaAcademy,Banglore
AdityaBirlaPublicschool,TikiriRayagada
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Khor,MadhyaPradesh
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Chittaurgarh,Rajasthan

Institutes
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BirlaInstituteofTechnologyandSciencePilani,Goa,Dubai,Hyderabad
BirlaInstituteofManagementTechnologyBIMTECHGreaterNoida,Bhubaneshwar
P.S:BITMesra&othercollegescomeundertheC.KBirlagroupandnotABG

Seealso
KumarMangalamBirla
Birlafamily
BirlaFoundation
AdityaBirlaMinacs
GrasimIndustries
YashBirlaGroup

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Externallinks
AdityaBirlaOfficialsite(http://www.adityabirla.com/)
Hindalco(http://www.hindalco.com/)
Grasim(http://www.grasim.com/)
Ultratech(http://www.ultratechcement.com/)
Novelis(http://www.novelis.com/)
AdityaBirlaRetail(http://www.morestore.com/)
LinenClub(http://www.linenclub.com/)
AdityaBirlaMinerals(http://www.adityabirlaminerals.com.au/)
AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(http://www.abfsg.com/)
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