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Aditya Birla Chemicals is a leading manufacturer of bulk and specialty chemicals and viscose filament yarn. The business is spread across multiple manufacturing locations in four countries – India, Thailand, Germany and China. The business is creating a strong footprint in the chemicals industry – it is a market leader in the chlor-alkali segment in India; at number two position in viscose filament yarn and is the third largest manufacturer in the world in sulphites. Aditya Birla Chemicals in the domestic chlor-alkali industry has a capacity 884,200 tpa. The Chemicals business manufactures a wide range of products using advanced technology and ensuring stringent quality control. The product portfolio includes
These products are used in a wide range of industries that include metal treatment, textiles, water treatment, pulp and paper, paint and coatings, civil engineering, food and food processing, personal care products, wind energy, composites, electrical industry and detergents. The products are sold in 63 countries across the globe.

UltraTech Cement Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) and white cement in India. The company has a consolidated capacityof 119.95 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of grey cement. UltraTech has 22 integrated manufacturing units, 27 grinding units, one Clinkerisation unit and 8 Bulk Packaging Terminals. UltraTech has a network of over one lakh channel partners across the country and has a market reach of more than 80% across India. In the white cement segment, UltraTech goes to market under the brand name of Birla White. It has one White Cement unit and two Wall Care putty unit, with a current capacity of 1.5 MTPA. With 150 Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants in 50 cities, UltraTech is the largest manufacturer of concrete in India. It also has a slew of speciality concretes that meet specific needs of discerning customers. Our Building Products business is an innovation hub that offers an array of scientifically engineered products to cater to new-age constructions.

Essel Mining & Industries Limited (EMIL), established in 1950, is one of India’s largest iron ore mining companies and producer of noble ferro alloys. Located in the mineral-rich Barbil-Barajamda belt of Odisha, the company's calibrated iron ore lump and iron ore fines are the best quality available in the country. As part of its commitment to the environment, EMIL has forayed into renewable energy. It has set up a wind power project in Dhule, Maharashtra with an installed capacity of 75MW. The power generated from the windmills is supplied to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.

Grasim is India's pioneer in VSF — a man-made, bio-degradable fibre that is fast emerging as a sustainable alternative to cotton. A versatile fibre, VSF is used in apparel, home textiles, dress materials, knit wears and non-woven applications. Over 29 million garments across 30 major brands feature the LIVA tag, 4 Fibre plants, 1 Pulp and 1 Lyocell plant in India, 810,000 TPA Aggregate India Capacity, 4 International JVs.
Grasim Industries Limited is also the largest viscose filament yarn (VFY) manufacturer in India and the 3rd largest globally. The company is also the largest VFY exporter in India with exports to 45 countries. The Pulp & Fibre Business derives its competitive edge from its integrated business model, with captive raw materials - dissolving grade wood pulp, caustic soda, carbon-disulphide, power generation and steam.

Achieving market leadership in every segment it enters is at the core of Grasim’s business. With this goal in foresight, it has set foot in the Indian paint industry. It aims to leverage its existing network, scale, and Group capabilities along with decades of experience in the building materials sector through its subsidiary UltraTech Cement. Historically, the growth rate of the paints sector has exhibited a ~2x co-relation to India’s GDP growth. In the last few years, the paints industry has outpaced the growth rate of the overall industry. The market dynamic has also changed, with new capacities being announced backed by strong growth and outlook. In the next five years, India is set to achieve the $5 trillion milestone, and we believe the paints sector would provide high growth opportunities and contribute meaningfully to the Group’s value creation targets. Grasim aims to be one of the biggest players in the fast-growing decorative paints industry. It plans to set up six manufacturing plants in Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal till FY 2025 with a total capacity of 1,332 MLPA and a project cost of ?10,000 Crore.

Hindalco Industries Limited is the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. A US$18 billion metals powerhouse, a leader in aluminium and copper. In India, the company’s aluminium units across the country encompass the gamut of operations from bauxite mining, alumina refining, coal mining, captive power plants and aluminium smelting to downstream rolling, extrusions and foils. Today, Hindalco ranks among the global aluminium majors as an integrated producer and a footprint in 9 countries outside India. The Birla Copper unit produces copper cathodes and continuous cast copper rods, along with other by-products, including gold, silver, and DAP fertilisers. It is India’s largest private producer of gold.