{{Short description|Indian business conglomerate}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{One source|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox company | name = Avantha Group | logo = Avantha Group.svg | logo_size = | type = Public | location_city = New Delhi | location_country = India | key_people = Gautam Thapar (chairman) | products = Power generation and distribution, power transmission and distribution equipment and services, paper and pulp, farm forestry, and infrastructure | industry = Conglomerate | num_employees = 25,000 (2013) | homepage = {{URL|http://www.avanthagroup.com//|avanthagroup.com}} }}
'''Avantha Group''' is an Indian business conglomerate. Its businesses include power generation and distribution, power transmission and distribution equipment and services, paper and pulp, farm forestry, and infrastructure.<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_crompton-greaves-adopts-new-brand-identity-as-global-power-company_1300648 |title=Crompton Greaves adopts new brand identity as global power company – Money – DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2009-10-19 |accessdate=2010-12-23}}</ref>
==Divisions== Avantha Group operates in 90 countries with over 25,000 employees worldwide. Business units include: #Ballarpur Industries (BILT), India's largest paper manufacturer, listed on the Indian Stock exchanges. :#BILT acquired Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) of Malaysia in 2007. #Avantha Power & Infrastructure, a company involved in power generation. On 16 August 2021 the company announced the commencement of insolvency.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public announcement|url=http://www.avanthapower.com/pdfs/APIL_PA_FE_20082021.pdf|date=19 August 2021|access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref> #Biltech Building Elements, which manufactures lightweight autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) from fly ash.
== See also == *Gautam Thapar * *Karam Chand Thapar *L. M. Thapar *Thapar Group {{Portal bar|companies}}
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==External links== * [http://www.avanthagroup.com/ Avantha Group official website] * [http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15869456 The Economist article]
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Category:Multinational companies Category:Conglomerate companies established in 1919 Category:Companies based in New Delhi Category:Avantha Group Category:Indian companies established in 1919 Category:Family-owned companies of India