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"ColumbianChemicals"redirectshere.Fortheinternethoax,seeColumbianChemicalsPlant
explosionhoax.
TheAdityaBirlaGroupisanIndianmultinational
conglomeratenamedafterAdityaVikramBirla,
headquarteredintheAdityaBirlaCentreinWorli,
Mumbai,India.[4][5]Itoperatesin40countrieswithmore
than1.2lakhemployeesworldwide.[6]Thegroupwas
foundedbySethShivNarayanBirlain1857.Thegroup
interestsinsectorssuchasviscosestaplefibre,metals,
cement(largestinIndia),viscosefilamentyarn,branded
apparel,carbonblack,chemicals,fertilisers,insulators,
financialservices,telecom(thirdlargestinIndia),BPO
andITservices.
ThegrouphadarevenueofapproximatelyUS$45billion
inyear2014.[2][7]WithagrossrevenueofUSD45
billion(in2014).ItisthethirdlargestIndianprivate
sectorconglomeratebehindTataGroupwithrevenueof
justoverUS$100billionandRILwithrevenueofUS$74
billion.

AdityaBirlaGroup

Type

Private

Industry

Conglomerate

Founded

1857[1]

Founder

GhanshyamDasBirla

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
3Carbonblack
4Textilebusiness
5TelecomServices
6FinancialServices
7AdityaBirlaGroupofCompanies
8Philanthropy
8.1Schools
8.2Institutes
9Seealso
10References
11Externallinks

Revenue

US$45billion(2014)[2]

Numberof
employees

136,000(2012)[3]

Subsidiaries

Listofsubsidiaries

Website

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

Nonferrousmetals
Mainarticles:HindalcoandNovelis
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TheGroup'snonferrousmetalsareunderHindalcoIndustries.[8]Itsmanufacturinglocationsareprimarily
inIndiaanditownsminesinAustralia.On11February2007,thecompanyenteredintoanagreementto
acquiretheCanadiancompanyNovelisforUS$6billion,[9]makingthecombinedentitytheworld'slargest
rolledaluminiumproducer.On15May2007,theacquisitionwascompletedwithNovelisshareholders
receiving$44.93peroutstandingshareofcommonstock.TheGroupplanstocloseapartofitsaluminium
foilmakingmillinUKandshiftthattoitsplantnearNagpur.[10][11]
Hindalcomakesaluminachemicals,primaryaluminium,rolledproducts,alloywheels,roofingsheets,wire
rods,castcopperrods,coppercathodesandseveralotherproducts.[12]

Cement
Mainarticles:UltraTechCementandGrasimIndustries
TheGroup'scementbusinesswasearlierunderGrasimIndustriesandUltraTechCement.Thetwoentities
havenowbeenmergedintoUltraTechCementtoformIndia'slargestcementcompany.UltraTechCement
wasacquiredfromL&Tin2004.

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

Textilebusiness
TheAdityaBirlaGroupistheworld'slargestproducerofViscosestaplefibreindustry.[14]Itoperatesfrom
India,Laos,Thailand,MalaysiaandChina.ItownstheBirlaCellulosebrand.Apartfromviscosestaple
fibre,thegroupalsoownsacrylicfibrebusinessesinEgyptandThailand,viscosefilamentyarnbusinesses
andspinningmillsinIndiaandSouthEastAsia.ThegrouphaspulpandplantationinterestsinCanadaand
Laos.ItstwocompaniesieAdityaBirlaNuvoLtdandGrasimBhiwaniTextilesLtdwhichisasubsidiary
ofGrasimIndustriesareintextilebusiness.

TelecomServices
Mainarticle:IdeaCellular
AdityaBirlaGroupisthemajorityshareholderofIdeaCellular.[15]IdeaCellularwasstartedasajoint
venturewiththegroup,AT&TandtheTataGroup.AfteranIPOontheIndianstockmarkets,IdeaCellular
nowaccountsforathirdofthegroup'smarketcapitalisation.ThecompanyisheadquarteredinMumbai.

FinancialServices
AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(ABFSG)
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AdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroup(ABFSG)istheumbrellabrandforallthefinancialservicesbusiness
ofTheAdityaBirlaGroup.ABFSGranksamongthetop5fundmanagersinIndia(excludingLIC)withan
AUMofUSD23billion.Havingastrongpresenceacrossthelifeinsurance,assetmanagement,lending
(exclHousing),housingfinance,equity&commoditybroking,wealthmanagementanddistribution,online
moneymanagementportalAdityaBirlaMoneyMyUniverse,generalinsuranceadvisoryandprivate
equityandhealthinsurancebusinesses.ABFSGiscommittedtoservetheendtoendfinancialservices
needsofitsretailandcorporatecustomers.InFY201314,ABFSGreportedconsolidatedrevenuefrom
thesebusinessesatjustunder7,000croreandprofitsofabout750crore.Anchoredbyover14,000
employeesandtrustedbyover60lakhcustomers,ABFSGhasanationwidereachthrough1,500pointsof
presenceandabout1.3lakhagents/channelpartners.

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

Philanthropy
Thegroup'sphilanthropicactivitiesarelookedafterbyMrsRajashreeBirla.[16]Groupalsoruns45schools
and18hospitals.

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,Bengaluru
AdityaBirlaPublicschool,TikiriRayagada
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Khor,MadhyaPradesh
AdityaBirlaPublicSchool,Chittaurgarh,Rajasthan

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

Seealso
KumarMangalamBirla
Birlafamily
BirlaFoundation
AdityaBirlaMinacs
GrasimIndustries
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YashBirlaGroup
ColumbianChemicalsPlantexplosionhoaxinCenterville,StMaryParish,Louisiana

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BirlaGroupHeadquartersAdityaBirlaCentre,3rdFloor,SKAhireMarg,Worli,Mumbai,India"
5. "Media|Pressreleases|HindalcoIndustriesLtd.andNovelisInc.announceanagreementforHindalco's
acquisitionofNovelisfornearlyUS$6billion".Hindalco.11February2007.Retrieved16July2010.
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Economictimes.indiatimes.com.5July2010.Retrieved16July2010.
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Economictimes.indiatimes.com.3May2010.Retrieved16July2010.
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Times".Economictimes.indiatimes.com.25June2010.Retrieved16July2010.
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1500companiesfortheyear0809".www.karmayog.org.9February2010.Retrieved16July2010.
17. http://www.birla.ac.in/bvn.php?id=Chairperson%20and%20Patron

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/)
AdityaBirlaFinanceLimited(http://adityabirlafinance.com)
AdityaBirlaHousingFinanceLimited(http://adityabirlahomeloans.com)
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