Manufacturing Businesses: Driving Growth

Globally the Group is:

• Largest Aluminium Rolling Company
• Largest Single Location Copper Smelter
• Largest Producer of Viscose Staple Fibre
• Largest Producer of Carbon Black
• 4th Largest Producer of Insulators
• 5th Largest Producer of Acrylic Fiber
• Among the top 10 Cement producers globally
• Among the Best Energy Efficient Fertilizer Plants
• Largest Indian MNC with Manufacturing Operations in USA

In India the Group is:

• Largest Cement Producer
• Largest Chlor-Alkali producer
• 2nd Largest Producer of Viscose Filament Yarn

Cement: The Engineer's Choice

• UltraTech Cement Limited , a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, 8th largest cement producer in the world and the largest in India.
• In July 2004, Grasim acquired a majority stake and management control in L&T Cement (now UltraTech Cement Limited). One of the largest of its kind in the cement sector, this acquisition catapulted the Aditya Birla Group to the top of the league in India.
• Revenue: USD 3.3 billion
• Products: White cement, grey cement, ready mixed concrete, ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, Portland pozzolana cement and grey Portland cement
• Brands: UltraTech Cement, UltraTech Concrete, Birla Super, Birla Ready Mix Concrete, Birla White, etc.

Chemicals: The Right Chemistry

• The Group's Chemical Business is spread across 3 countries in Asia including China, Thailand and India
• Companies: Grasim Chemicals Fibre Division, Tanfac, Aditya Birla Chemicals, Thai Peroxide, Aditya Birla Chemicals (India)
• Revenue: USD 581 million
• Products: Caustic Soda, Fatty Acids, Glycerin, Fatty Alcohol, Chlor Alkali, Aluminium Chloride, Peroxides, Sulphites, Epoxy Resins, etc
• The Group also has a Carbon Di Sulphide plant in Indonesia and a Fatty Acids, Glycerin and Fatty Alcohol plant in Philippines

Metals: Proving Its Mettle

• Hindalco Industries Limited is the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group
• Position: An industry leader in aluminium and copper. Its Copper smelter is the world's largest custom smelter at a single location
• Revenue: Turnover in excess of USD 13 billion
• Products: Primary aluminium, alumina chemicals, flat rolled aluminium products, foils, roofing sheets, ingots, copper cathodes, continuous cast copper rods, fertilizers, etc
• Brands: Freshwrapp (kitchen foil), Everlast (roofing sheets), Birla Balwaan

Pulp and Fibre: Pulp to Fashion

• Largest producer of viscose staple fibre (VSF) in the world, commanding a 22% market share
• The Group's VSF operations are fully integrated, from pulp to garments. In India VSF is manufactured by Grasim's 3 Units in Nagda, Harihar & Kharach
• Joint ventures:
  • AV Cell and AV Nackawic in Canada
  • Birla Lao Pulp and Plantation Limited in Laos
  • Birla Jingwei Fibre Company Limited, in China
  • PT. Indo Bharat Rayon, in Indonesia
  • Thai Rayon Public Ltd Company
• Revenue: USD 1.7 billion
• Products: Viscose staple fibre (Birla Cellulose)
• Brands: Birla Viscose, Birla Modal, Birla Excel, Birla Purocel, Kara, Puretta, Prim, Handy.

Sectors at a Glance