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Monday, October 8, 2012

Company Profile

A US $40 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. It is anchored by an extraordinary force of over 136,000 employees, belonging to 42 different nationalities. The Group has been ranked Number 4 in the Global 'Top Companies for Leaders' survey and ranked Number 1 in Asia Pacific for 2011. 'Top Companies For Leaders' is the most comprehensive study of organisational leadership in the world conducted by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine and RBL (a strategic HR and Leadership Advisory firm).

Over 53 per cent of its revenues flow from its overseas operations. The Group operates in 36 countries – Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA and Vietnam.

Globally, the Aditya Birla Group is:

  • A metals powerhouse, among the world’s most cost-efficient aluminium and copper producers. Hindalco-Novelis is the largest aluminium rolling company. It is one of the three biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia, with the largest single location copper smelter. 
  • No.1 in viscose staple fibre
  • No.1 in carbon black
  • The fourth-largest producer of insulators
  • The fifth-largest producer of acrylic fibre
  • Among the top 10 cement producers
  • Among the best energy-efficient fertiliser plants
  • The largest Indian MNC with manufacturing operations in the USA

In India:
  • A top fashion (branded apparel) and lifestyle player
  • The second-largest player in viscose filament yarn
  • The largest producer in the chlor-alkali sector
  • Among the top three mobile telephony companies
  • A leading player in life insurance and asset management
  • Among the top two supermarket chains in the retail business
  • Among the top 10 BPO companies
Rock solid in fundamentals, the Aditya Birla Group nurtures a culture where success does not come in the way of the need to keep learning afresh, to keep experimenting
 
Beyond business - The Aditya Birla Group:  
  • Works in 3,000 villages.
  • Reaches out to seven million people, annually through the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, spearheaded by Mrs. Rajashree Birla.
  • Focuses on healthcare, education, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure and espousing social reform in India, Asia, Egypt, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Korea and Brazil.
  In India:
  • Our Group runs 42 schools, which provide quality education to 45,000 children. Of these, over 18,000 children receive free education.
  • Its 18 hospitals tend to more than a million villagers.
  • In line with its commitment to sustainable development, has partnered with the Columbia University in establishing the Columbia Global Centre’s Earth Institute in Mumbai.
  • To embed CSR as a way of life in organisations, has set up the FICCI – Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence, in Delhi.
Transcending the conventional barriers of business because we believe it is our duty to facilitate inclusive growth.