Aditya Birla Group: A Valuable Experience
Aditya Birla Group is one of India’s largest conglomerate having subsidiaries which have an effect in one or the other spokes of our lives. Brands like Peter England, Van Heusen, Grasim have been special and constant part of my wardrobe. They have been part of every special occasion in my life. My first suit, my first job, my sister’s wedding, whenever I needed to stand out, these brands have always given me the confidence to be the best version of myself.
Ultratech Cement - The Engineer's Choice
UltraTech Cement Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of grey cement Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) and white cement in India. It is also one of the leading cement producers globally. The company has an installed capacity of 93 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of grey cement. UltraTech Cement has 18 integrated plants 1 clinkerisation plant 25 grinding units and 7 bulk terminals. Its operations span across India UAE Bahrain Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. UltraTech Cement is also India's largest exporter of cement reaching out to meet the demand in countries around the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. UltraTech Cement is a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Ltd. UltraTech's subsidiaries are Dakshin Cements Limited Harish Cement Limited Gotan Limestone Khauj Udyog Private Limited Bhagwati Limestone Company Private Limited UltraTech Cement Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments Limited PT UltraTech Mining Indonesia and PT UltraTech Investments Indonesia.UltraTech Cement Ltd was incorporated on August 24 2000 as a public limited company with the name L&T Cement Ltd as a 100% subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. In November 2003 the name of the company was changed from L&T Cement Ltd to UltraTech ChemCo Ltd. In the year 2004 pursuant to the scheme of arrangement the cement business of Larsen & Toubro Ltd was de-merged and got transferred to the company with effect from April 1 2003. In May 14 2004 the company acquired four crore equity shares of Larsen & Toubro Ceylino (Pvt) Ltd from Larsen & Toubro Ltd at an aggregate consideration of Rs 23.03 crore.In July 2004 Grasim Industries Ltd acquired management control of the company and in October 14 2004 the name of the company was changed from UltraTech ChemCo Ltd to UltraTech Cement Ltd. Also Narmada Cement Company Ltd became a subsidiary of the company by virtue of the scheme of arrangement for de-merger of cement business of Larsen & Toubro Ltd.During the year 2005-06 the company increased the production capacity of Cement from 155 lakh tonnes to 170 lakh tonnes. As per the scheme of amalgamation Narmada Cement Company Ltd was amalgamated with the company. Thus the entire undertaking of Narmada Cement Company Ltd was transferred to the company with effect from October 1 2005.During the year 2007-08 the company increased the production capacity of Cement from 170 lakh tonnes to 182 lakh tonnes. They set up 15 Ready Mix Concrete plants across the country. In March 2008 the Clinkerisation (pyrosection) unit at Andhra Pradesh Cement Works (APCW) was commissioned. During the year 2008-09 the company increased the production capacity of Cement from 182 lakh tonnes to 219 lakh tonnes as a result of expansion of capacity at the company's unit at Andhra Pradesh Cement Works (APCW) together with a new split grinding unit at Ginigera Karnataka. They commenced commercial production of cement from their unit in APCW and grinding unit at Ginigera. During the year the company commissioned 192 MW captive TPPs at their units at APCW Hirmi Cement Works (HCW) in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat Cement Works (GCW) in Gujarat in a phased manner. Also they set up new Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants and thus increased the RMC capacity to 4.76 million cubic metres per annum. During the year 2009-10 the company increased the production capacity from 219 lakh tonnes to 231 lakh tonnes. They incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary company in UAE in the name of 'UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments Ltd'. In May 2010 the cement business of Grasim Industries Ltd was de-merged and vested in Samruddhi Cement Ltd. In July 2010 Samruddhi Cement Ltd was amalgamated with the company. During the year 2010-11 the company's wholly-owned subsidiary
ABG: Part of my everyday life, IIM Raipur
Aditya Birla Group. The name catches the attention of the people around, wherever you may be. It is a name not unknown to many.
Aditya Birla Group: Big is for everyone #IIM Trichy
“Our values provide us with our roots, and they provide us with our wings.” -Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla
ADITYA BIRLA CAPITAL- A Complete turnaround of my savings!!!-Aman Sodhi, SDA Bocconi Asia Center
ABG’s presence in my life


