# Avantha Group

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{{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](/source/Public_company)
| location_city = [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi)
| location_country = India
| key_people = [Gautam Thapar](/source/Gautam_Thapar) (chairman)
| products = Power generation and distribution, power transmission and distribution equipment and services, paper and pulp, farm forestry, and infrastructure
| industry = [Conglomerate](/source/Conglomerate_(company))
| num_employees = 25,000 (2013)
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.avanthagroup.com//|avanthagroup.com}}
}}

'''Avantha Group''' is an Indian business [conglomerate](/source/Conglomerate_(company)). 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](/source/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](/source/Gautam_Thapar)
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*[Karam Chand Thapar](/source/Karam_Chand_Thapar)
*[L. M. Thapar](/source/L._M._Thapar)
*[Thapar Group](/source/Thapar_Group)
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== References ==
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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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