Aditya Birla Group
Indian multinational conglomerate
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| 2024 | Kumar Mangalam Birla received the ET Business Leader of the Year Award from The Economic Times |
| July 2024 | Aditya Birla Group launched its jewellery brand Indriya with an investment of ₹5,000 crore. |
| April 2024 | Two new greenfield projects were commissioned, adding 5.4 MTPA cement production capacity in Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. |
| 2023 | Received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India. |
| November 2023 | Birla oversaw UltraTech Cement's acquisition of Kesoram Industries' cement assets for ₹7,600 crore. |
| January 2023 | His children Ananya Birla and Aryaman Vikram Birla were appointed as Directors of multiple Birla Group companies, including Grasim Industries, Hindalco Industries, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited, and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited. |
| 2022 | Kumar Mangalam Birla and his family again ranked fourth on the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List, donating 242 crore. |
| 2022 | Group revenue reached $60 billion. Launched TMRW, a D2C retail platform, and Grasim's B2B e-commerce venture in building materials. ABFRL announced a partnership with designer Masaba Gupta to build a lifestyle portfolio. |
| 2021 | Ranked fourth on the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List for significant charitable donations, primarily in the healthcare sector. |
| 2021 | Named Global Entrepreneur of the Year in business transformation by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). |
| 2021 | Grasim Industries entered the paints business with a ₹5,000 crore investment to be paid over three years. |
| August 2021 | Birla stepped down as the non-executive chairman of Vodafone Idea. |
| 2020 | Aditya Birla Group contributed ₹500 crore towards COVID relief measures, including ₹400 crore to the PM CARES Fund. |
| 2020 | Novelis closed the Aleris Corporation acquisition for $2.8 billion. |
| 2019 | Kumar Mangalam Birla established a £15 million scholarship program at the London Business School in memory of his grandfather, Basant Kumar Birla. |
| 2019 | Acquired Century Cement for $1.2 billion. Group company ABFRL also announced a strategic partnership with designer brand Shantanu and Nikhil. |
| 2019 | Received Global Asian Award from ABLF. |
| 2018 | Novelis entered an agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation. |
| 2018 | Aditya Birla Group-owned Idea Cellular merged with Vodafone India to create India's largest telecom service provider, Vodafone Idea. |
| 2018 | UltraTech Cement acquired the cement business of Century Textiles and Binani Cement became its wholly-owned subsidiary. |
| 2017 | Birla revived Applause Entertainment, a media, content, and IP creation studio focusing on premium digital drama series. |
| 2017 | Recognized as Outstanding Businessman of the Year by CNBC-TV18 – IBLA and received The GIL Visionary Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan. |
| June 2017 | UltraTech Cement, chaired by Birla, completed the acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' six cement plants and five grinding units. |
| 2016 | Birla launched a new logo for the Aditya Birla Group. |
| 2016 | Received the International Advertising Association's 'CEO of the Year Award' |
| 2015 | Pantaloons was renamed to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL). |
| 2014 | Inducted as an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Mumbai. |
| 2014 | Received the US India Business Council's 'Global Leadership Award' |
| 2013 | Received the Economic Times 'Business Leader Award' |
| 2013 | Aditya Birla Chemicals acquired the chlor-alkali and phosphoric acid divisions of Solaris Chemtech Industries in India. |
| 2012 | Expanded the fashion and retail segment by acquiring Pantaloons, a branded apparel company, for $437 million. |
| 2012 | Received NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards as 'Most Inspiring Leader' |
| 2012 | Received CNBCTV18 IBLA 'Business Leader for Taking India Abroad' award |
| 2012 | Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd acquired Future Group's Pantaloon Retail Limited in India. |
| 2012 | Awarded Forbes India Leadership Award – Flagship Award 'Entrepreneur of the Year' |
| 2012 | Received multiple leadership awards including Entrepreneur of the Year from Forbes India, Most Inspiring Leader from NDTV, Business Leader for Taking India Abroad from CNBCTV18, and Global Business Leader Award from NASSCOM. Also awarded Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from Visvesvaraya Technological University. |
| 2011 | Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABReL) was founded to provide solar, wind, and hybrid power solutions. |
| 2011 | The group diversified into the pulp and fibre industry by acquiring Domsjö Fabriker for $340 million. |
| 2011 | Kumar Mangalam Birla named GQ Business Leader of the Year by Condé Nast India Pvt. Ltd. |
| 2010 | UltraTech Cement, the group's cement arm, acquired Dubai-based ETA Star Cement Company for $380 million, positioning the group as the third-largest global cement producer (excluding China). |
| 2010 | Received CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year Award' |
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