Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in

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. The group's business interests include

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, fashion and retail,

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, real estate,

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mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

, and

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. The group has a presence in 36 nations and a combined annual revenue of US$62 billion, over 50% of which is derived from its overseas operations. Aditya Birla Group has seven companies that are listed publicly, and their total market capitalisation as of March 2024 is over $100 billion. Notable group companies include

UltraTech Cement UltraTech Cement Limited is an Indian multinational cement company based in Mumbai. It is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, ready-mix concrete (RMC) and white cement in India, and the fifth largest in the world, with an installed capaci ...

Hindalco Hindalco Industries Limited an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company, is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. Its headquarters are at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company is listed in the Forbes Global 2000 (2023) at 661st ran ...

Novelis Novelis Inc. is an American industrial aluminum smelting company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It produces rolled aluminum and is an aluminum recycler, supplying to sectors including beverage cans, automotive, aerospace, cons ...

, Grasim, Aditya Birla Capital,

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) is an Indian fashion retail company headquartered in Mumbai. It emerged after the consolidation of the branded apparel businesses of Aditya Birla Group, Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL), comprising ...

and

Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea is an Indian telecommunications company, headquartered in Gandhinagar. It is an all-India integrated GSM operator offering mobile telephony services. As of 30 September 2024, Vi has a subscriber base of 212.45 million, making ...

History

The group's origins are associated with three individuals:

Ghanshyam Das Birla Ghanshyam Das Birla (10 April 1894 – 11 June 1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family. Birla family history Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district, in the region known as ...

(G.D. Birla), Aditya Birla and

Kumar Mangalam Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest Conglomerate (company), conglomerates in India. He is the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Techn ...

. Ghanshyam Das Birla (1894–1983), born into a business family, he began his career in the family's trading business. He expanded into various industries like

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cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, and

s. G.D. Birla established multiple manufacturing businesses that laid the foundation for the Aditya Birla Group. He was recognized for his charitable acts and his connection with

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

. Aditya Vikram Birla (1943–1995), the grandson of G.D. Birla, grew the group's operations. At 24, Aditya Birla began establishing businesses abroad. In 1969, he founded 19 companies in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

, and

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

. Under his leadership, the group diversified into multiple sectors such as

s, and telecom. Kumar Mangalam Birla (1967-current), became the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, succeeding his late father Aditya Vikram Birla when he was just 28 years old. Under his leadership, the group's annual turnover grew from $2 billion in 1995 to $60 billion in 2022.

Timeline

* 1969: At the age of 24, Aditya Birla assumed control of the group. He set up 19 companies outside India, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Egypt. * 1996: The group's revenue was $2 billion. * 2007: The group made a major move into the metals industry with the acquisition of

, a producer of flat-rolled aluminium products, for $6.1 billion. * 2008: The group ventured into the telecom sector through the acquisition of Spice Communications for $1.8 billion. * 2010: Aditya Birla Group's cement arm,

, acquired the

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-based ETA Star Cement Company for an enterprise value of $380 million. This acquisition helped the group become the third-largest cement producer globally (excluding

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

). * 2011: The group diversified into the

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and

industry with the acquisition of Domsjö Fabriker for $340 million. * 2012: The group expanded the fashion and retail segment with the acquisition of Pantaloons, a branded apparel company, for $437 million. * 2017:

completed the Rs 16,189 crore ($2.3 billion) acquisition of

Jaiprakash Associates Jaiprakash Associates Limited, commonly known as Jaypee Group, is an Indian Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with interests in engineering, construction, power, real estate, hospitality, IT, sports ...

' six integrated cement plants and five grinding units, having a capacity of 21.2 million tonnes. * 2018: The group acquired Binani Cement for $1.1 billion. * 2019: The group acquired Century Cement for $1.2 billion. Group company ABFRL announced strategic partnership with designer brand Shantanu and Nikhil. * 2020: The group purchased the aluminium company

Aleris Aleris Corporation (also Aleris Inc. or Aleris International Inc.) was an American aluminum rolled products producer, based in Beachwood, Ohio. The company had approximately 5,000 employees globally as of mid 2015. On 15 April 2020, Aleris Corp ...

for $2.8 billion. * 2021: Grasim entered the paints business. ABFRL announced strategic partnerships with designer brands

Tarun Tahiliani Tarun Tahiliani is an Indian fashion designer. With his wife Sailaja 'Sal' Tahiliani, he co-founded the multi-designer boutique Ensemble in 1987, and Tahiliani Design studio in 1990. Based in Delhi, he is best known for his ability to infuse Ind ...

and Sabyasachi. * 2022: The group's revenue reached $60 billion. The group also launched TMRW, a D2C retail platform, and Grasim's B2B e-commerce venture in the building materials segment. ABFRL announced a partnership with designer

Masaba Gupta Masaba Gupta (born 2 November 1989) is an Indian fashion designer and actress with her own label called House of Masaba. Early life Masaba Gupta was born in 1988 and is the daughter of Indian actress Neena Gupta and West Indies' former cricket ...

to build a lifestyle portfolio under brand Masaba.

Affiliated companies

Birla Group Holdings Private Limited (BGHPL) is a key holding company for the ''Aditya Birla Group'' and was founded in 1980.

Areas of operation

The Aditya Birla Group operates across 36 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Metal: Hindalco founded in 1958. Four years later, GD Birla set up India's first integrated aluminium facility at Renukoot. In 2007,

acquired

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-based aluminum manufacturer Novelis Inc. for $6 billion. This made Hindalco the world's largest aluminum rolling company and a major producer of primary aluminum in Asia. Its subsidiary, Birla Copper, operates Asia's largest single-site copper smelter. Cement: The group is the largest cement producer in India. It operates under the brand name

. Textiles: Aditya Birla Textiles consists of Textiles (

linen Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent, and it dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Lin ...

and

wool Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal w ...

acrylic fiber Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer ( polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of ~100,000, about 1900 monomer units. For a fiber to be called "acrylic" in the US, the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonit ...

, and overseas spinning sectors, with manufacturing units across five countries. Its acrylic fibre business has a capacity of about 125,000 tonnes. Carbon Black: Birla Carbon produces and supplies carbon black additives for tires, plastics, paints, and electronics. It has manufacturing units in Marietta and

Taloja Taloja is a census town in the Raigad district of Navi Mumbai city, in the India, Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is an extension of the Kharghar node and governed by the Panvel Municipal Corporation. The Navi Mum ...

. Chemicals: Established in 1984, Aditya Birla Chemicals produces chlor-alkali and

caustic soda Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula . It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations and hydroxide anions . Sodium hydroxide is a highly corrosive base and alkali t ...

, with 8 units in India and 1 in Thailand. Financial Services: Aditya Birla Capital manages around Rs. 3.6 trillion

AUM ''Om'' (or ''Aum''; ; , ISO 15919: ''Ōṁ'') is a polysemous symbol representing a sacred sound, seed syllable, mantra, and invocation in Hinduism. Its written form is the most important symbol in the Hindu religion. It is the ess ...

and has a lending book of about Rs. 943 billion as of 31 March 2023, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures. Fashion and Retail: A fashion and lifestyle company headquartered in India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) was renamed from Pantaloons in 2015 after Aditya Birla Nuvo acquired major stakes in 2012. Insulators: Aditya Birla Insulators is India's largest and the world's third-largest insulator manufacturer. Renewables: Founded in 2011, Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRL), ABReL is a provider of solar, wind, and hybrid power solutions to public and private-sector customers across India. It operates 2.3 GW renewable capacity in 9 Indian states and announced 4.5 GW by FY2026 through utility and commercial projects. Mining: The group has mineral resource operations through its subsidiary Essel Mining Industries Ltd. Construction & Infrastructure: The group has a strong presence in the construction and infrastructure sector through its joint venture. Telecom: The group has a presence in the telecom sector through its joint venture,

. Besides these sectors, the group has also ventured into paints, e-commerce for building materials, and DTC retail via TMRW.

Philanthropy

The Aditya Birla Group's welfare-driven activities are overseen by the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, which is chaired by

Rajashree Birla Rajashree Birla is an Indian philanthropist. She is married to the late Aditya Birla (scion of the Birla family of business magnates). After her husband's death in 1995, Rajashree began working in CSR and charity sectors, developing a large ...

. The group's

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initiatives focus on

healthcare Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wikt:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physic ...

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

, sustainable livelihood programs, infrastructure development, and social reforms through model villages. The group implemented programs in partnership with

NGOs A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

and government agencies, including the Aditya Birla Public Health Initiative, and Project Unnati.

Healthcare

The group operates 24 hospitals and runs 6,000 medical camps in India.

Other contributions

and his family ranked fourth on the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List in 2021 and 2022, donating 377 crore and 242 crore respectively. The Aditya Birla Group donated 500 crore to the

PM CARES Fund The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) was created on 27 March 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Although it is named for the Prime Minister of India, and uses the State E ...

in 2020. In 2019, Kumar Mangalam Birla created a £15mn scholarship program at the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degree, Master's degrees in management and finance, Master of B ...

in memory of his grandfather,

Basant Kumar Birla Basant Kumar Birla (12 January 1921 – 3 July 2019) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist of the Birla family. He was chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology (BKBIET) and various e ...

Government schemes

The group accesses government schemes like the

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (), or SSA, is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalisation of Elementary education "in a time bound manner", the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children ...

MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MGNREGA, popularly known as Manrega, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, is an Indian social welfare measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to w ...

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) () is a nationwide plan in India to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages. Of 178,000 (1.7 lakh) habitations with a population of above 500 in the plains and above 250 i ...

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a credit-linked subsidy scheme by the Government of India to facilitate access to affordable housing for the low and moderate-income residents of the country. It envisaged a target of building 2 crore (20 ...

National Rural Livelihood Mission The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is a poverty alleviation project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, a branch of the Government of India. This plan is focused on promoting self-employment and the organization of rur ...

(NRLM),

Swachh Bharat Mission Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India on 2 October 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management and to create Open Defe ...

, National Rural Drinking Water Program,

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) or otherwise known as Pradhan Mantri Youth Training Program is a skill development initiative scheme of the Government of India for recognition and standardisation of skills. The aim of the PMKVY ...

, Renewable Energy Development Program,

Integrated Child Development Services Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and thei ...

, National TB Elimination Program and Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana.

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History

Timeline

Affiliated companies

Areas of operation

Philanthropy

Healthcare

Other contributions

Government schemes

See also

References

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