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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
fifth-largest producer of acrylic
fibre |
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The tenth-largest cement
producer |
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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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