Aditya Birla Group is one of the few Indian corporations sharing the League of Fortune 500
Companies. The group was founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857.Its currently headed
by Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, a fourth-generation of Birla family and powered by over
120,000 employees and extending its operations to as many as 34 countries, the group is built
on a strong f o u n d at ion of stakeholder value creation. Aditya Birla Group operates in a
wide array of sectors ranging from metals and textiles to telecom and cement. Currently,
more than half of the Group‟s revenues flow from its international operations in North
America, South America, Africa, and Asia. The Group takes pride in its 130 state-of-the-art
manufacturing houses established globally and operated by employees from more than 42
different nationalities.
Number of Companies: 38
Organizational Structure:
Companies- Brands:
Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL)
Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) (ABCTL)
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL)
o Allen Solly
o Van Heusen
o Peter England
o Forever 21
o Pantaloons
o Ralph Lauren
Aditya Birla Grasun Chemicals (Fangchengg ng) Limited
Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Limited (ABPB)
o BHIM ABPB UPI
Aditya Birla Insulators
Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Private Limited
AV Group NB
Birla Carbon
Raven
o Birla Carbon
o Conductex
Birla Jingwei Fibres Company Limited (BJFCL)
Cameroon Alumina Limited (CAL)
Dahej Harbour and Infrastructure Limited (DHIL)
Domsjö Fabriker (Domsjö)
Essel Mining & Industries Limited (EMIL)
Grasim Industries Limited
o Birla Cellulose
o Linen Club
Hindalco Industries Limited
o Freshwrapp
o Eternia
o Hindalco Everlast
o Superwrap Aluminium Foil
Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Limited (HAAL)
Indo Phil Group of Companies
Indo Thai Synthetics Company Limited
Novelis Inc
Pan Century Surfactants Inc
PT Elegant Textile Industry (Indonesia)
Indo Phil Textile Mills
PT Indo Bharat Rayon (Indonesia)
Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd (TAF)
PT Indo Liberty Textiles (Indonesia)
PT Sunrise Bumi Textiles (Indonesia)
Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd (SSOE)
Tanfac Industries Limited
PT Indo Raya Kimia (Indonesia)
In India, the group leads in several sectors:
No. 1 fashion (branded apparel) and lifestyle brand
No. 1 mobile telephone company
The 2nd largest producer of viscose filament yarn
No. 1 player in concrete, white cement, and grey cement
The leader in asset management and life insurance
The largest producer in the chlor-alkali sector
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Aditya Birla Group acquired Future Group‟s “Pantaloons Format” business for Rs.
1600 Crores.
The Group acquired for US$ 26 million, exclusive online and offline rights to market
the global brand – „Forever 21‟ & its existing store network, in the fast-fashion
segment.
Vodafone-Idea merger completed on 31st August 2018.
Aditya Birla Group's Hindalco Industries Limited acquired Novelis Inc. for US$ 6
billion.
Globally, ABG is:
1st in aluminium rolling
1st in viscose staple fibre
1st in carbon black
2nd in telecom
3rd in cement (excluding China)
The 4th largest producer of insulators
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR projects are carried out under the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and
Rural Development, headed by Rajashree Birla. With the investments in CSR projects
exceeding Rs. 500 Crores, the team comprises of more than 150 qualified professionals and
more than 1000 field workers. The team works in 5000 villages, reaching more than 7.5
million people annually. The YouTube link below enlists the CSR initiatives undertaken by
Aditya Birla Group in the year 2019. A few of the initiatives undertaken are:
Aditya Birla Scholarships: the Group's way of pursuing Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla's
ideals of spawning leaders with a passion to excel supports 500 achievers for higher
studies.
Aditya Birla World Academy: situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Aditya Birla
World Academy is a world-class school.
Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital: located in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Aditya Birla
Memorial Hospital is Maharashtra's first Joint Commission International (JCI) and
National Accreditation Board for Hospital (NABH) accredited multi-super speciality
hospital.
Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum: situated in New Delhi, the Eternal Gandhi
Multimedia Museum is a unique digital exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi.
Sarala Birla Academy: a premier class international boarding school for boys
situated in Bengaluru.
Aditya Birla Group presence in my life:
Vodafone Idea Limited:
Idea was the First network that I used, and was with until it merged with Vodafone.
Service was too good and best network coverage.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL):
This company is directly connected to my life as whenever I want by clothes I
always visit Pantaloons first.
Hindalco Industries Limited: Its product „Superwrap aluminium foil‟ was used by
my mom in my childhood. Superwrap is my mother‟s favourite brand and she use to
use this foil in my school tiffin.