This flagship company of the M P Birla Group has presence in Cement, Jute Products, PVC Floor Covering, Auto Trim and Steel Casting industries.

The company has been included in the prestigious “Best Under A Billon” list by Forbes and is one of the 20 Indian companies featured this year. BCL has been selected by the editors of Forbes as one of the best companies with revenues of less than $ 1 billion and a track record of consistent profitability, growth and best corporate practices over a three-year period.

Birla Corporation Limited is in the production and marketing of cement since the past 52 years and possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the technology & business of cement. Its Cement Division has 7 (seven) plants in various States in India, having a capacity of approx. 6 Million Tons per annum. The capacity will increase to 7 Million Tons per annum after completion of the on-going expansion projects by end of financial year 2009-10. The company plans to grow to 10 million ton capacity in cement production by end 2011-12.

A list of Cement Plants is given below:
• Satna Cement Works (SCW) and Birla Vikas Cement (BVC) at Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India. Capacity: 1.55 Million Tons
• Raebareli Cement Works at Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh India. Capacity: 0.63 Million Tons
• Birla Cement Works (BCW) and Chanderia Cement Works (CCW) at Chanderia, Rajasthan, India. Capacity: 2 Million Tons
• Durgapur Cement Works (DCW) and Durga Hi-Tech Cement (DHTC) at Durgapur, West Bengal, India. Capacity: 1.6 Million Tons
All the 7 (seven) plants are ISO certified.

These plants manufacture varieties of cement like Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) of 33, 43 and 53 grades, Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) (Flyash-based), Low Alkali Portland Cement, Portland Slag Cement, Low Heat Cement and Sulphate Resistant Cement.

The company has wide marketing network across India.

The brief financial position of the company is as below:



PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
The M P Birla Group is well-known for its philanthropic activities. It manages several hospitals and educational institutions in different States.

Educational Institutions:
• South Point School, Kolkata
• M P Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School, Kolkata
• Industrial Training Institute at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
• M P Birla Institute of Management, Bangalore
• Birla Institute of Astronomy & Planetarium Science, Kolkata
• Schools at Birlapur (West Bengal), Satna (Madhya Pradesh), Chanderia (Rajasthan)

Hospitals:
• Bombay Hospital, Mumbai & Indore
• Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata
• Priyambada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital, Kolkata
• Birlapur Hospital, Birlapur (West Bengal)
• M P Birla Hospital, Satna and Siddhi (Madhya Pradesh)
• Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)