Business Milestones
1862
- Established the CK Birla 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.
2014
- Birlasoft acquired Salesforce.com partner EnablePath.
2017
- Founded CK Birla Healthcare.
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.
2025
- HIL Limited is now BirlaNu Limited
- CK Birla Group is now CKA Birla Group
1862
- Established the CK Birla 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
2014
- Birlasoft acquired Salesforce.com partner EnablePath.
2017
- Founded CK Birla Healthcare.
2018
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.
2025
- HIL Limited is now BirlaNu Limited
- CK Birla Group is now CKA Birla Group
