Aditya Birla Group
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Aditya Birla Group | |
Type | Public |
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Founded | |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Kumar Mangalam Birla |
Industry | chemicals |
Products | Viscose, Palm oil, aluminium, copper |
Revenue | $8.3 billion |
Employees | 72,000 |
Website | www.adityabirla.com |
Aditya Birla Group is one of India's largest business groups. The corporate management outfit of the group is called Aditya Birla Management Corporation. The group headed by Kumar Mangalam Birla (who is worth 3.5 billion US$) and runs operations in more than 15 countries like Malaysia, Australia and Canada.
The Aditya Birla Group is India's first truly multinational corporation. Global in vision, rooted in Indian values, the Group is driven by a performance ethic pegged on value creation for its multiple stakeholders. A US$ 8.3 billion conglomerate, with a market capitalisation of US$ 12 billion, it is anchored by an extraordinary force of 82,000 employees belonging to over 20 different nationalities. Over 23 per cent of its revenues flow from its operations across the world. The Group's products and services offer distinctive customer solutions. Its 74 state-of-the-art manufacturing units and sectoral services span India, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Egypt, Canada, Australia and China.
A premium conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group is a dominant player in all of the sectors in which it operates. Among these are viscose staple fibre, non-ferrous metals, cement, viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilisers, sponge iron, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services.