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A US$ 29 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is
in the League of Fortune 500. It is anchored by an extraordinary
force of 130,000 employees, belonging to 30 different nationalities.
In the year 2009, the Group was ranked among the top six
great places for leaders in the Asia Pacific region, in
a study conducted by Hewitt Associates, RBL Group and Fortune
magazine. In India, the Group has been adjudged the best
employer in India and among the top 20 in Asia by the Hewitt-Economic
Times and Wall Street Journal Study 2007.
Over 60 per cent of the Group's revenues flow from its overseas
operations. The Group operates in 25 countries - India, UK,
Germany, Hungary, Brazil, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland,
Australia, USA, Canada, Egypt, China, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia,
Philippines, Dubai, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam,
Malaysia and Korea.
Globally, the Aditya Birla Group is:
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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 |
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No.1 in viscose
staple fibre |
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The fourth largest producer
of insulators
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The fourth largest producer
of carbon
black |
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The tenth largest cement
producer globally and the largest in India |
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Among
the best energy efficient fertiliser
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In India:
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
Transcending business for over 50 years now, the Group
has been and continues to be involved in meaningful welfare
driven initiatives that distinctly impact the quality of life
of the weaker sections of society in India, South-East Asia
and Egypt.
In India, the Group's social projects span 2,500 villages.
It reaches out to six million people annually through the
Aditya
Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development,
spearheaded by Mrs. Rajashree Birla. Its focus is healthcare,
education, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure and espousing
social causes.
The Group runs 42 schools, which provide quality education
to over 45,000 children in India's interiors. Of these 18,000
children receive free education. An additional 8,000 students
receive merit scholarships. Likewise at its 18 hospitals
in India, more than 500,000 patients are given extremely
subsidised medical care.
The Group transcends the conventional barriers of business
and reaches out to the marginalised because of its conviction
of bringing in a more equitable society.
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