CK Birla Group

CK Birla Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1857; 167 years ago (1857)[1]
FounderSeth Shiv Narayan Birla
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
C. K. Birla (Chairman)
Amita Birla (Co-chairman)
RevenueIncreaseUS$3 billion[2] (2024)
OwnerC. K. Birla
Number of employees
35,000+[2]
SubsidiariesOrient Electric
Birlasoft
Orient Paper & Industries
Hyderabad Industries Limited
Websitehttps://ckbirlagroup.com/

CK Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Birla Tower on Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India. The group has been historically led by industrialists Braj Mohan Birla and Ganga Prasad Birla.[3] The CK Birla Group has a presence in following sectors - technology, automotive, home and building, healthcare, and education.[4] It incorporates a diverse range of entities, including Orient Electric, Orient Cement, HIL Limited, National Engineering Industries (manufacturer of NBC Bearings), Birlasoft, GMMCO, and Orient Paper & Industries.[4] The company is currently headed by its chairman, C. K. Birla, and co-chairman Amita Birla, both of whom are members of the Birla family.[5][6]

As of 2024, it includes over 35,000 employees, 52 manufacturing facilities, and operations across five continents. In the fiscal year 2023, the company reported a total revenue of approximately US$3 billion.[2][7]

In 2023, CK Birla Group was listed among the International Sponsors of War by the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention due to its business with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]

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  3. ^ Edgar Thorpe (September 2011). The Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2011. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-81-317-5640-9.
  4. ^ a b "Group Profile". CK Birla Group. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ D. K. Taknet (2016). The Marwari Heritage. IntegralDMS. p. 409. ISBN 9781942322061.
  6. ^ Aneja, Tanya (10 March 2023). "Nykaa, Westlife Foodworld, Biocon: Should you invest in stocks of these 7 women-led companies". Business Today.
  7. ^ "Birlasoft slips after Q1 PAT drops 16% QoQ to Rs 150 cr". Business Standard. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ Shcherbak, Alla, ed. (19 May 2023). "Ukraine declares India's firm Birla Group international sponsor of war". The New Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "CK Birla Group - International sponsor of war | War and Sanctions". 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.