Aditya Birla Group Presentation

2. WITH A LEGACY OF
OVER 165 YEARS
The history of Aditya Birla Group is
intertwined with that of India.
Mahatma Gandhi's concept of
TRUSTEESHIP has guided our
business-thinking and actions
through generations.
G.D. Birla was a close confidant of Mahatma Gandhi
and played a critical role in India’s freedom struggle >

3. HERITAGE
The Values of Aditya Birla Group can be traced back to the inspiring ideals
and vision of two legendary leaders, who established the foundation of the Group.
Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla
Established the first
India-based
multinational; put India
on the world map
Mr. G D Birla
Founding father;
set up many of
pre-independent India’s
critical industries

4. CHAIRMAN
Kumar Mangalam Birla
• Chairman of the Group for the last 3 decades
• Successfully led Aditya Birla Group on an accelerated growth –
raising Group’s turnover by over 30 times to $65bn
• Over 60 successful acquisitions, mergers & JV: globally highest by
an Indian conglomerate
• In 2023, conferred with Padma Bhushan - one of India’s highest
civilian awards. Mr. Birla is the 4th member of the family to
receive this prestigious award.
• A Chartered Accountant and MBA degree from London Business
School

5. “Only an organisation founded on
strong values and principles will achieve
its true potential and purpose. By being
driven by purpose, Aditya Birla Group
aspires to be Big in Your Life and help
create a better world today, tomorrow,
and forever.”
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Chairman Aditya Birla Group
OUR GROUP PURPOSE
“To enrich lives, by building dynamic and
responsible businesses and institutions,
that inspire trust.”

6. A US$ 65* billion conglomerate
6 continents and 41 countries
178 state-of-the-art manufacturing units globally
187,000+ employees of over 100 nationalities
300M+ Loyal customer base
*Revenue details as on March 31, 2023

7. DIVERSIFIED
INTERESTS
METALS
CEMENT
TELECOM TEXTILES
CARBON
BLACK
CHEMICALS
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
INSULATORS
RENEWABLES
MINING PULP &
FIBRE
FASHION &
RETAIL
TRADING
PAINTS
ENTERTAINMENT
REAL ESTATE
JEWELLERY
DIGITAL
PLATFORM
DINING EXPERIENCE

8. Globally,
Aditya Birla Group
is…
#1
IN ALUMINIUM
ROLLING
#2IN CARBON BLACK
(based on installed
production capacity)
#2 IN VISCOSE
STAPLE FIBRE
#3 IN CEMENT
(EXCLUDING CHINA)
RECYCLER OF
ALUMINIUM
#1

9. WE ARE ALSO...
• One of Asia’s largest producers of primary
aluminium (ex. China)
• The largest single location copper smelter
• Single largest site for producing viscose staple fibre
• No. 3 in copper rods (excluding China)
• 3rd largest viscose filament yarn company
• 3rd largest producer of insulators
• Among the largest specialty solution providers in Epoxy
• 3rd largest producer of acrylic fibre
• Among global leaders in sulphites
• Largest Indian chlor-alkali players and among top 15, globally
• Leading player in food-grade phosphates
• The largest Indian MNC with manufacturing operations
in the US

10. In
India,
the Group
is a leader in
various sectors
IN GREY CEMENT &
CONCRETE
#1
IN CAUSTIC SODA &
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
#1
FASHION RETAILER
#1
IN COPPER
#1
IN VISCOSE
STAPLE FIBRE
#1

11. In
India,
the Group
is a leader in
various sectors
(contd.)
LARGEST
CHLOR-ALKALI
PLAYER
LARGEST
LINEN AND
WORSTED
YARN PLAYER
LARGEST MANUFACTURERS
OF INSULATORS
AMONG THE LEADING
TELECOM PLAYERS
LEADING PLAYER IN LIFE INSURANCE
& ASSET MANAGEMENT

12. QUANTUM
GROWTH
01
02
03
65
48
FY20
Revenue
FY96
2
FY23
(USD bn)
64.5
45
FY20
Market Capitalisation
FY96
2
FY23
(USD bn)
EBITDA
(USD bn)
7.57
0.2
FY96 FY23
6
FY20
As on March 31,2023

13. *As on Mar 31, 2023
LEADERSHIP POSITION
ACROSS MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES BUSINESSES
Manufacturing Businesses Service Sector Businesses
Grasim
Industries
US$ 13bn
UltraTech
Cement
US$ 26.8bn
Hindalco
Industries
US$ 11.1bn
ABFRL
US$ 2.5bn
Telecom JV
Vodafone - Idea:
US$ 3.4bn
Aditya Birla
Capital Ltd.
US$ 4.52 bn
Market Capitalisation* US$ 64.5bn
Aditya Birla
AMC
US$ 1.1 bn

14. BUILT
SIGNIFICANT
SCALE
ADVANTAGE
Growth Across Sectors and Industry Cycles
132
42
FY23
FY09 FY22
Cement Capacity
(Million Tonnes per annum)
1250
334
Viscose Staple Fibre Capacity
(India + Overseas)
(KTPA)
1.3
0.4
FY23
Aluminium Production
FY09 FY09
55.4
8.3
FY23
FY09
Financial Services: Assets
AUM + Lending Book (USD billion)
(Million Tonnes per annum)
Branded Apparel
Retail Footprint
(Million Sq.ft.)
10.8
0.8
FY23
FY09
(1 USD=INR 82)
Chemicals Caustic
Soda Capacity
FY09 FY23
1311
471
(KTPA)
*As on Mar 31, 2023

15. KEY ACQUISITIONS
Aluminium
Novelis
US$ 6.1 Bn
2007
Telecom
Spice
Communications
US$ 1.8 Bn
2008
Cement
ETA Star
US$ 375 Mn
2010
Pulp & Fibre
Domsjo Fiber
US$ 370 Mn
2011
Branded Apparel
Pantaloons
US$ 437 Mn
2012

16. ABFRL acquires controlling stake in TCNS Clothing
2014
Cement
Jaypee Cement
US$ 634 Mn
Cement
Jaiprakash
Associates
US$ 2.3 Bn
2016
Cement
Binani Cements
US$ 1.1 Bn
2018 2019 2020
Cement
Century
Cement
US$ 1.2 Bn
Aluminium
Aleris
US$ 2.8 Bn

17. 2023
MILESTONES
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
Forayed into branded jewellery retail with a
planned investment of investment of around
US$ 610 Mn
ABFRL
Acquired controlling stake in TCNS
Clothing for US$201 Mn
UltraTech
Achieved the unique distinction
of registering 100 million tons of
production, dispatches and sales
ADITYA BIRLA NEW AGE HOSPITALITY (ABNAH)
Acquired 100% stake in KA Hospitality, adding
Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Nara Thai and CinCin
to its growing portfolio

19. ALUMINIUM
(HINDALCO, NOVELIS)
• World’s No. 1 Aluminium rolling and recycling
company
• World’s largest aluminium company by revenue
• Among the leading producers of primary
aluminium in Asia
• Largest aluminium recycler and FRP producer
in the world; 82 billion cans recycled annually
• Largest downstream player in India
• Around 74% of total sales are outside India
• Novelis is the world’s largest supplier of aluminum
sheet to the automotive industry, and world’s
leading supplier of high-quality rolled aluminium
products to the aerospace industry.

20. COPPER
(BIRLA COPPER)
• No. 1 producer of copper in India
• One of the world’s largest single-location copper
smelters in the world
• No. 3 in copper rods globally (excluding China)
• Leading producer of copper cathodes
and continuous cast copper rods
• Serves wire, cable, transformer industries

22. CEMENT
(ULTRATECH)
• India’s No. 1 producer of grey cement and
ready-mix concrete
• 3rd largest cement producer globally
(excluding China)
• Only cement company with over 100 MTPA
capacity in a single country (excluding China)
• One of the leading producers of white cement in
India
• Operations in four countries — India,
UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka

23. FINANCIAL
SERVICES

24. ADITYA BIRLA CAPITAL
• One of the largest financial services provider in
India with an aggregate AUM of US$ 43.81 bn
• 38 million active customer base
• Among the top 5 private NBFCs in India; Total
loan book (including housing finance) at
US$ 11.48 bn
• Largest non-bank owned Asset Management
Company in India with an aggregate AUM of
US$ 34.10 bn
• PAN India presence with 1,248 branches and
2,00,000+ agents/channel partners and several
bank partners

25. FASHION AND RETAIL

26. ADITYA BIRLA FASHION
AND RETAIL (ABFRL)
• India’s first billion-dollar pure-play fashion
powerhouse with an elegant bouquet of leading
fashion brands and retail formats.
• ABFRL’s international business portfolio includes
multi-brand retail formats and some of the most
premium global brands.
• The Company’s D2C venture ‘TMRW’ has a rich
portfolio of ‘digital-first disruptor brands’ from
fashion and lifestyle space
• A strong network of 3,546 brand stores and 431
Pantaloons stores, presence across 33,000+ multi-
brand outlets and 6,700+ point of sales in
department stores across India.
• Retail space of 10.8 million square feet

27. HOUSE OF BRANDS

28. TEXTILES

29. COMBINED
CAPACITY
ACROSS
THE
TEXTILES
VALUE
CHAIN

30. BIRLA CELLULOSE
• Single-largest viscose staple fibre (VSF)
producing site in the world
• Source traceability through blockchain-
enabled GreenTrack™ technology
• Strong focus on research & development
(R&D), with state-of-the-art facilities in India
• Liva™ tagged in 78 million fashion apparels
• 100% natural – manmade & biodegradable
fibres having 360-degree sustainable
green goals
• Major brands: Liva, Liva Eco, Liva Reviva,
Birla Viscose, Birla Modal, Birla Excel,
Liva Navyasa

31. • No. 1 linen yarn, linen fabric, and wool
(worsted yarn) producers in India
• 11 manufacturing facilities across 7 countries
• Technical Textiles acquisitions in Europe – SPL
and PyroTex
• 3rd largest global producer of acrylic fibre
• 4th largest linen yarn spinner in the world
DOMESTIC TEXTILES, ACRYLIC
FIBRE & OVERSEAS SPINNING

32. • 3rd largest Viscose Fibre Yarn (VFY) player
globally, India’s largest VFY producer with
~40% market share
• 2 manufacturing units located at Shahad,
Maharashtra and Veraval, Kalyan
• India’s exclusive producer of VFY manufactured by
unique Spool Spun Yarn technology
• Only company equipped with all three VFY
manufacturing technologies
• VFY creates premium Fashion Yarn for Apparel,
Embroidery and Home Textiles
FASHION YARN

33. • 150-year-old manufacturer of a wide range
of luxury textiles, including bottom weights,
suits, finer fabrics, and domestic linen,
• First textile manufacturing composite in the
country to have STeP (Sustainable Textile
Production) certification and Made-In-
Green (MIG) tags from Oeko-Tex, and the
first LEED- GOLD V4 certified plant of
the country.
• Manufacturing capacity of 41 million meters
per annum
BIRLA CENTURY

35. BIRLA CARBON
• Leading sustainable manufacturer and
supplier of carbon black additives globally
with annual capacity of over 2 million tonnes
• Manufacturing presence across Asia,
Europe, Africa & Americas: 16 plants
and 8 offices across 12 countries
• One of world’s largest producer of carbon
black (based on installed production
capacity)
• Entered the Energy Systems market as a key
player in conductive carbon blacks for
Lithium ion and Lead acid batteries
• Key markets for carbon black: tires, rubber,
plastics, coatings, inks, toners, adhesives,
sealants, textile fibres, wire and cables etc.
• Our key brands include Birla Carbon, Raven,
Conductex and Continua™

37. ADITYA BIRLA CHEMICALS
• Largest Indian chlor-alkali player, among
top 15 globally
• Largest specialty solution provider in Epoxy
(manufacturing facilities in India, Thailand
and Germany)
• Leading player in food-grade phosphates
• Among global leaders in sulphites

38. INSULATORS

39. ADITYA BIRLA INSULATORS
• World’s 3rd largest and India’s largest
manufacturer of insulators
• High-performance porcelain and
composite insulators for Transmission &
Distribution sector
• Operating successfully in 70 countries
• JV with Reinhausen Power Composites
to manufacture composite hollow
core insulators

40. RENEWABLES

41. ADITYA BIRLA RENEWABLES
• Aditya Birla Group’s energy
transition platform - a pan-India
2.1 GWp portfolio (Operating +
Secured) with a high quality,
diversified offtaker base across
10 states
• Commissioned all its plants ahead
of scheduled commissioning date.
• Areas of expertise spanning
Solar, Wind+Solar, Floating Solar,
and Battery Storage

42. TRADING

43. ADITYA BIRLA
GLOBAL TRADING
• Presence in 6 continents, 20 countries
and currently trading from 75 countries.
• Ships over 30-35 million tonnes annually
• Deals in multicommodity such as
Sulphur, Fertiliser, Coal, Petro, Agri, Iron
Ore & Steel, Tea etc.
• Largest international sulphur traders and
the largest lifter of South African coal
for various markets

44. MINING

45. ESSEL MINING &
INDUSTRIES LIMITED (EMIL)
• One of the largest diversified global
mineral resource companies in India
• Leading supplier of high-quality Noble
Ferro Alloys
• Reducing carbon footprints and harnessing
natural resources to produce green energy
through wind power
• Presence in 6 States – Odisha, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

46. PULP AND PAPER

47. • Writing & Printing Paper, including MICR
Cheque, Overlay Tissue, Maplitho and
Copier, as well as virgin fiber grade soft tissue
including Facial Napkin, Kitchen, Toilet and
Carrier tissue.
• Leading manufacturer of Multilayer
Packaging Board, supplying Folding Box
Board (FBB), Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS),
Cup Stock grades.
• Manufacturing capacity of 4.81 lakhs MT per
annum across units at Lalkua, Baddi, Sonipat,
Bharuch and Hyderabad
CENTURY PULP AND PAPER

48. REAL ESTATE

49. • A premium player in the residential and
commercial real estate segment with presence
in key markets of MMR, NCR, Bengaluru and
Pune.
• Area under development (Residential):
5 projects; 67 lakhs square feet
• Area under development (Commercial):
2 Commercial projects, 12.7 lakhs square feet
• In the long term, the company is focused on
developing world class residential, commercial
and mixed-use properties and aims to be
amongst the top real estate companies in India
BIRLA ESTATES

50. BECOMING FUTURE READY

51. ADITYA BIRLA
NEW AGE HOSPITALITY
• Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality (ABNAH) was
founded by Mr. Aryaman Vikram Birla with the goal
of building the most preferred house of F&B brands.
• ABNAH currently operates Jolie's, an exclusive
members-only luxury club in Mumbai.
• It has also collaborated with renowned chef Rahul
Akerkar to launch a chain of premium casual dining
restaurants across India.
• In a strategic move, ABNAH recently acquired a
100% stake in KA Hospitality, adding four iconic
restaurant brands — Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Nara
Thai and CinCin — to its growing portfolio.

52. NOVEL JEWELS
• Aditya Birla Group has forayed into branded
jewellery retail business with an investment of
around Rs. 5000 crore.
• This business will be housed under a new venture,
Novel Jewels Ltd, and will build large-format
exclusive jewellery retail stores across India,
featuring in-house jewellery brands.
ADITYA BIRLA VENTURES (ABV)
• As Group’s venture Capital arm, ABV invests in new-
age businesses across a diverse range of sectors —
from consumer tech to fintech, B2B commerce to
healthtech, SaaS to consumer products.
• By leveraging Group’s 165+ years of experience in
building industry-leading businesses, ABV mentors
and support entrepreneurs from an early stage.

53. • Grasim's B2B e-commerce venture for building
materials, Birla Pivot, helps MSMEs unlock their
potential by transforming the way they do their
business.
• Birla Pivot enables contractors and retailers to
procure high quality construction raw materials
such as Cement, Steel, Tiles, Plywood & Doors,
Paints & Ply, Sanitary & Plumbing, among others.
• The platform offers over 3000 SKUs from over 120
brands at competitive prices with ease of access
to finance and a smooth delivery experience.
• Currently, Birla Pivot serves markets in
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
BIRLA PIVOT

54. • With strong housing demand on account of
Government’s focus on ‘Housing for All’ and
rising aspirations driving growth in the
decorative paints segment, Grasim entered
the paints business in 2021.
• Grasim aspires to be India’s second largest
player in decorative paints and has
committed $1.2 billion investment to set up six
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and
an efficient pan-India distribution network.
PAINTS

55. SUSTAINABILITY

56. SUSTAINABILITY
• The three pillars of the Group’s sustainable
business model include: Responsible Stewardship,
Stakeholder Engagement and Future-proofing.
• We aim to mitigate operational
environmental risks by undertaking projects on
energy conservation, becoming energy efficient,
and changing our fuel mix through use of
renewables and waste heat recovery.

57. MATERIAL AREAS
E
G
S
Decarbonisation
Net zero by 2050
Climate Change
Adaptation
Biodiversity Circularity
Zero Waste to Landfill
Employee & Contractor Safety;
Occupational Health
Human Rights,
Diversity & Inclusion
Supply Chain - responsible
procurement with partners
Empowering
Communities
Transparent
Reporting
Corporate
Governance
Strategic Stakeholder
Engagement
Use of
digitalisation
Talent
Mgmt.
Water
Mgmt.
Product and
services

58. SUSTAINABILITY
• Hindalco: Ranked #1 in the Materials Sector – Aluminium
by the DJSI Sustainability Index 2022
• UltraTech’s has consistently received high rating in both
CDP and DJSI Sustainability Index
• Birla Carbon achieved ‘Platinum’ rating by EcoVadis for
sustainable business practices in 2022
• Birla Carbon became the first carbon black multinational
to receive IATF certification across all its manufacturing
plants.
• In 2023, Birla Carbon received the International
Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS
certification for its manufacturing plant in Italy
• Birla Cellulose is the first global viscose producer to receive
a Dark Green Shirt ranking.
• ABFRL ranks 8th globally in the textiles, apparel and luxury
goods industry as per S&P Global Corporate Sustainability
Assessment.

59. KEY ESG TARGETS
 VSF business: target
of net zero carbon
emission by 2040
 Reduce GHG emission
by 50% before 2030
 Adoption of EU BAT for
all VSF manufacturing
sites by FY’25
 Zero net carbon
& net loss of
Bio-diversity by 2050
 5 times water
positive by FY’24
 100% of electricity
requirement from
Renewable Energy
by 2050
 Carbon neutral
& Water positive
by 2050
 No net loss in
bio-diversity by
2050
 Zero waste to
landfill by 2050
 50% renewable
energy across
facilities by FY25
 Critical Tier-1 & Tier-2
suppliers to be
assessed by FY25
 Sustainability 2.0 :
from ‘Process-led to
Product-led’
 Reduction in 50%
freshwater consumption
by 2030 (from FY19)
 Target to assess 100%
of critical suppliers in ESG
criteria by FY23
(Pulp & Paper)
 Real Estate projects :
zero discharge target
Other key group-wide commitments include zero harm approach (no fatalities), higher % of sustainable/
responsible products, use of latest global frameworks, talent management amongst others

60. OUR PEOPLE

61. Anchored by an extraordinary
force of over 187,000 employees
belonging to over 100 nationalities
Among India's top employers in
manufacturing in the Forbes World’s
Best Employers 2022
Among AmbitionBox’s Best Places
to Work in India 2022
A WORLD OF
OPPORTUNITIES
Featured in the Top Companies
to work for in India by LinkedIn for
three consecutive years
187,000
employees
100
nationalities
Over
2020
2021
2022
2020
2022
2022

62. A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
• A comprehensive Employee Value Proposition based on our
4 pillars: Learning and Development, Enhance Careers, Rewards
and Recognition, and Enrich your Life
• Focus on Learning and Development – Average ~21.42 digital
learning hours/per employee in 2021
• Career Advancement – 2x2x2 talent management framework
• Add More to Life initiative offers urban and modern life experiences
to employees and families at manufacturing locations
• An organisation which integrates rich legacy with young talent
(~71% of our workforce is younger than 45 years)

63. CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY

64. We reach
11
Million
people across
9,000
villages

65. OUR CSR VISION
“To actively contribute to the social and
economic development of the underserved
communities, lifting the burden of poverty,
and helping bring in inclusive growth in sync
with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In doing so, build a better, sustainable
way of life for the weaker sections of society
and raise the country’s Human Development
Index.”
– Mrs. Rajashree Birla

66. • Sustainable livelihood projects reaching 1 lakh
• Over 100 Million polio vaccinations
• Reach out to over 1 lakh students through our
network of formal and non-formal education
institutions
• 5000 Self Help Groups empowering over
45,000 women
• Affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity
• Over 300 model villages in rural India
MAKING A DIFFERENCE

67. GLOBAL PRESENCE
6 CONTINENTS 41 COUNTRIES
178
MANUFACTURING UNITS