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{{Short description|Indian multinational conglomerate company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Aditya Birla Group
| logo = Aditya Birla Group Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| founder = [[G. D. Birla]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Kumar Mangalam Birla]]<br /> {{small|([[Owner]])}}|Santrupt Misra {{small|([[Director (business)|Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer]])}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adityabirla.com/About/santrupt-misra|title=Aditya Birla Chemical Business elevates Santrupt Misra as CEO — Aditya Birla Group|website=Aditya Birla Group|language=en|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>}}
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| products = {{hlist | [[Carbon black]] | [[Cement]] | [[Chemicals]] | [[Mining]] | [[Metals]] | [[Retail]] | [[Textile]] | [[Financial services]] | [[Wind power]] | [[Telecommunication]]s | Pulp & Fibre }}
| revenue = {{increase}} {{USD|46 billion|link=yes}} (2020)<ref name="adityabirla1">{{cite web|url=https://www.adityabirla.com/about-us/downloads/Group-presentation-July-2021.pdf|title=Aditya Birla Group | Our Group | Aditya Birla Group Profile |publisher=Adityabirla.com |date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 140,000 (2021)<ref name="adityabirla1"/>
| subsid = {{plainlist|
*[[Grasim Industries]]
*[[VI India|Vodafone Idea]]
*[[Hindalco Industries]]
*[[Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail]]
*[[Aditya Birla Capital]]
*[[Domsjö Fabriker]]
*Essel Mining & Industries Limited
*[[Applause Entertainment]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.adityabirla.com/}}
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| owner = [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1857}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adityabirla.com/about-us/milestones |title=Aditya Birla Group | Our group | Milestones |publisher=Adityabirla.com |access-date=19 November 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101119095546/http://adityabirla.com/the_group/milestones.htm| archive-date= 19 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
}}
'''Aditya Birla Group''' is an Indian [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]].<ref>"[http://www.adityabirla.com/contact Contact]." Aditya Birla Group. Retrieved on 6 November 2013. "Aditya Birla Group Headquarters - Aditya Birla Centre, 3rd Floor, S K Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai, India"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindalco.com/media/press_releases/200702feb/hindalco_and_novelis.htm |title=Media | Press releases | Hindalco Industries Ltd. and Novelis Inc. announce an agreement for Hindalco's acquisition of Novelis for nearly US$ 6 billion |publisher=Hindalco |date=11 February 2007 |access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> It operates in 36 countries with more than 140,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/economy-of-india/top-50-companies/aditya-birla-group.html |title=Aditya Birla Group – Aditya Birla Group India – Aditya Birla Group Profile – History of Aditya Birla Group |publisher=Iloveindia.com |date=21 July 2007 |access-date=16 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100825211545/http://www.iloveindia.com/economy-of-india/top-50-companies/aditya-birla-group.html| archive-date= 25 August 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The group was founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aditya Birla Group: Big in your Life (A journey from 1857 to 21st century Indian conglomerate conquering India and the World)_IMI New Delhi|url=https://insideiim.com/aditya-birla-group-big-in-your-life-a-journey-from-1857-to-21st-century-indian-conglomerate-conquering-india-and-the-world_imi-new-delhi|last=captainbono|date=2019-07-15|website=InsideIIM|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> The group has interests in viscose staple fibre, metals, cement (largest in [[India]]), viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators, financial services and telecom.<ref name="adityabirla1"/><ref name="website">{{cite news
| title = Best Employers in India 2007
| url = http://www.adityabirla.com/about-us/overview
| work=Hewitt Associates Best Employers in India Survey
| date = 13 April 2007
| access-date = 20 September 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071014001735/http://was7.hewitt.com/bestemployers/asia/english/results2007/india.htm| archive-date= 14 October 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==History==

It is one of India’s largest Corporate houses and first truly multinational corporation operating in 26 countries – [[India]], [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Brazil]], [[Italy]], [[Hungary]], [[USA]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Australia]], [[Egypt]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Philippines]], [[UAE]], [[Switzerland]], [[Singapore]], [[Myanmar]], [[China]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Vietnam]] and [[South Korea]].<ref name="Aditya Ref1">{{cite news |title=Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund – Asset Management Company in India |url=https://sugermint.com/aditya-birla-sun-life-mutual-fund-asset-management-company-in-india/ |access-date=27 April 2021 |publisher=Suger Mint |date=1 April 2020}}</ref> The company is majorly engaged in the business of [[non-ferrous metal]]s, [[viscose]] [[fiber|filament yarn]], viscose [[Staple (textiles)|staple]] fiber, [[cement]], fertilizers, chemicals, branded apparel, [[carbon black]], [[sponge iron]], telecom, IT services, financial services, insulators, and [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]].<ref name="Aditya Ref1" />

==Non-ferrous metals==
{{main|Hindalco|Novelis}}

==Cement==
{{main|UltraTech Cement}}

==Textile business==

The Aditya Birla Group is the world's largest producer of [[Viscose]] staple fibre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5885041.cms |title=Birla rejigs fibre, pulp business-Jobs-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=3 May 2010 |access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> It operates from [[India]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]] and [[China]]. It owns the Birla Cellulose<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birlacellulose.com/|title=Birla Cellulose Official Website|website=Birla Cellulose Official Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livafluidfashion.com/|title=Birla Cellulose Fibre Fabric (LIVA Fluid Fashion) Official Website|website=Birla Cellulose Fibre Fabric (LIVA Fluid Fashion) Official Website}}</ref> brand. Apart from viscose staple fibre, the group also owns [[acrylic fibre]] business in [[Thailand]], viscose filament yarn businesses and spinning mills in [[India]] and [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]]. The group has pulp and plantation interests in Canada and Laos. It also owns the Domsjö factory in [[Sweden]] which exports viscose. The [[Government of Sweden|Swedish government]] is hoping to negotiate further investments in Sweden, in particular in the hyper-modern future biorefinery in the city of [[Örnsköldsvik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.cision.com/se/naringsdepartementet/r/sven-erik-bucht-pa-skoglig-framjarresa-i-indien,c2388043|title=Sven-Erik Bucht på skoglig främjarresa i Indien|website=News Powered by Cision|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref> Its two companies i.e. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd and [[Grasim Bhiwani Textiles]] Ltd which is a subsidiary of [[Grasim Industries]] are in textile business. Grasim Industries was recently placed 154th in a list of the world's best regarded firms compiled by [[Forbes]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/12-indian-firms-feature-in-forbes-list-of-world-s-best-companies/story-WH8RGxVObkuWBXri6bI4aK.html|title=12 Indian firms feature in Forbes' list of world's best companies|date=2018-10-02|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref>

== Fashion ==
{{main article|ABFRL}}

==Telecom services==
{{Main article|Vodafone Idea}}
[[Idea Cellular]] was started as a joint venture of Aditya Birla Group with [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]] and the [[Tata Group]], which was widely also known as, BATATA (Birla+AT+Tata).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/from-batata-and-hutch-its-been-a-long-eventful-journey/article9594349.ece|title=From Batata and Hutch, it's been a long, eventful journey}}</ref> After an [[IPO]] on the [[BSE SENSEX|Indian stock markets]], Idea Cellular now accounts for a third of the group's market capitalisation. The company is headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. On 31 August 2018 Idea Cellular completed its merger with [[Vodafone India]] and thereby became largest telecom company in terms of subscribers and revenue, surpassing [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Idea-Vodafone say merger complete, now India's largest telco with 408 million active users. |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/idea-vodafone-say-merger-complete-now-indias-largest-telco-with-408-million-active-users/articleshow/65619297.cms |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

==Financial services==
===Aditya Birla Capital===
Aditya Birla Capital (ABC)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aditya Birla Capital|url=https://www.adityabirlacapital.com|website=Aditya Birla Capital}}</ref> is the umbrella brand for all the financial services business of the Aditya Birla Group. The financial services arm of the group is headed by Ajay Srinivasan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajay Srinivasan, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd: Profile and Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1768946|access-date=2020-09-06|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en}}</ref>
Part of the group are:
*[[Birla Sun Life Asset Management]]

==See also==

* [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]]
* [[Birla family]]
* [[K. K. Birla Foundation|Birla Foundation]]
* [[Grasim Industries]]
* [[Yash Birla Group]]
* [[CK Birla Group]]
* [[Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax]] in Centerville, St Mary Parish, Louisiana

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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