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Business Milestones

1857

• Seth Shiv Narain Birla lays the foundation of the Group.

1939

• Established Orient Paper (OPIL) in Brajrajnagar, Odisha.

1946

• Founded National Engineering Industries (formerly National Bearing Co.), pioneering bearings manufacturing.

1950

• Acquired Orient Fans (formerly Calcutta Electrical Manufacturing Company), marking the Group's entry into fan manufacturing.

1956

• Acquired HIL (formerly Hyderabad Industries).

1965

• Commenced production at Orient Paper’s Amlai facility in Madhya Pradesh.

1967

• Acquired GMMCO (formerly Blackwood Hodge Equipment).

1972

• Entered the earth-moving equipment space in collaboration with Caterpillar.

1982

• Ventured into cement manufacturing.

1988

• Listed HIL on the stock exchange.

1995

• Entered the IT services sector with the establishment of Birlasoft.
• Listed Orient Paper on the stock exchange.

1997

• Expanded HIL’s portfolio to include pipes, Aerocon panels, and eco-friendly building materials.

2004

• Incorporated Neosym (formerly Indian Smelting & Manufacturing Ltd) as part of the Group.

2005

• Established AVTEC Ltd as a separate entity.

2011

• Entered the electrical appliances sector.

2012

• Demerger of Orient Cement from OPIL and listed on the stock exchange.

2013

• AVTEC acquired ASSAG.

2014

• Birlasoft acquired Salesforce.com partner EnablePath.

2017

• Founded CK Birla Healthcare.

2018

• HIL acquired Parador.

2019

• Birlasoft acquired KPIT and was listed on the stock exchange.

2020

• NEI acquired Kinex in Europe.

2021

• Entered the fertility and IVF sector through Birla Fertility & IVF.

2022

• HIL acquired FastBuild and SEC Block business.

2024

• HIL acquired Crestia Polytech and its subsidiaries.
• Birla Fertility & IVF acquired ARMC and BabyScience IVF, expanding its footprint in the IVF sector.