Enabling innovation
To provide a robust innovation foundation, the Group has set up Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited (ABSTCPL) as a global corporate research and development hub. ABSTCPL supports the Group's diverse businesses through multi-disciplinary teams of expert scientists and engineers who lead fundamental and applied research projects in several areas, including:
Other Group R&D institutions
- Corporate Technical and Energy Services (CTES) that works in the areas of energy and water conservation, and operational and maintenance practices
- Birla Carbon Technology Center at Marietta, Georgia (USA)
- Grasim Wood and Pulp Research Institute at Harihar, Karnataka
- Birla Research Institute for Applied Sciences at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh
- Textile Research Application Development Centre at Kharach, Gujarat
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited
The Aditya Birla Group has attained global leadership in several business sectors on the strength of the organisation's ability to continually innovate to meet the needs of customers and the market. For instance, Birla Cellulose' Liva is a new age fabric made from natural fibres produced from wood pulp, a natural renewable resource. Novelis holds over 130 patents in the development of aluminium products for the automotive industry. UltraTech Cement has innovated new ways of making cement manufacturing more sustainable.
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Corporate Technical and Energy Services
Corporate Technical and Energy Services (CTES) is a sister organisation of the Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited. CTES was established in 1990 to provide services across the Group for technical problem solving and cost reduction by means of energy conservation, waste heat recovery, optimisation of manpower and material handling systems, improved operational and maintenance practices, water conservation, electrical systems, etc.
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