Avantha Group
# Avantha Group

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.

## Divisions

Avantha Group operates in 90 countries with over 25,000 employees worldwide. Business units include:

* Crompton Greaves, (CG) India's largest power transmission and distribution equipment company, listed on the Indian Stock exchanges. CG acquired:

   * Pauwels (Belgium) in 2005,

   * Ganz Hungary in 2006,

   * Microsol Ireland in 2007,

   * Sonomatra France in 2008,

   * MSE Power Systems United States, also in 2008,

   * Power Technology Solutions UK in 2010

   * Three business in Nelco India in 2011

   * Emotron Sweden in 2011

   * QEI Inc, USA and

   * ZIV Group, Spain in 2012
* 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.
* Biltech Building Elements, which manufactures lightweight autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) from fly ash.
