Cement

The many-armed Aditya Birla rivals even Shiva's many incarnations. With nearly 70 manufacturing units, operations, and subsidiaries in 26 countries, the Indian conglomerate produces fabrics, industrial gases, aluminum and copper, cement, palm oil, apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, iron, and insulators. Aditya Birla is the #1 global producer of viscose staple fiber (a manmade fiber akin to cotton) in the world as well as the world's #1 producer of rolled aluminum and is among Asia's largest makers of primary aluminum. It also provides business, financial, and IT services. Subsidiaries include metals company Hindalco, industrial giant Aditya Birla Nuvo, and the minority-controlled IDEA Cellular.