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RelianceIndustries

Type Public

Tradedas BSE:500325(http://www.bseindia.com/stockshareprice/x/y/500325/),NSE:RELIANCE(http://www.nseindia.com/marketinfo/companyinfo/companysearch.jsp?cons=RELIANCE&section=7),LSE:RIGD(http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/pricesandnews/stocks/pricessearch/stockpricessearch.html?nameCode=RIGD)BSESENSEXConstituentCNXNiftyConstituent

Industry Conglomerate

Predecessor RelianceCommercialCorporation

Founded 1966

Founder DhirubhaiAmbani

Headquarters Mumbai,Maharashtra,India

Areaserved Worldwide

Keypeople MukeshAmbani(ChairmanandMD)

Products Crudeoil,naturalgas,petrochemicals,petroleum,polyester,textiles,retail,telecom,media

RelianceIndustriesFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

RelianceIndustriesLimited(RIL)isanIndianconglomerateholdingcompanyheadquarteredinMumbai,Maharashtra,India.Thecompanyoperatesinfivemajorsegments:explorationandproduction,refiningandmarketing,petrochemicals,retailandtelecommunications.[2][3]

ThegroupispresentinmanybusinesssectorsacrossIndiaincludingpetrochemicals,construction,communications,energy,healthcare,scienceandtechnology,naturalresources,retail,textiles,andlogistics.RIListhesecondlargestpubliclytradedcompanyinIndiabymarketcapitalisation[4]andisthesecondlargestcompanyinIndiabyrevenueafterthestaterunIndianOilCorporation.[5]ThecompanyisrankedNo.99ontheFortuneGlobal500listoftheworld'sbiggestcorporations,asof2013.[6]RILcontributesapproximately14%ofIndia'stotalexports.[7]

Contents

1History1.1196019801.2198120001.32001present

2Shareholding2.1Listing

3Operations3.1Majorsubsidiariesandassociates

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Revenue US$75billion(2014)[1]

Operatingincome

US$7.14billion(2013)[1]

Netincome US$3.86billion(2013)[1]

Totalassets US$58.67billion(2013)[1]

Totalequity US$31.66billion(2013)[1]

Numberofemployees

23,519(2013)[1]

Website www.ril.com(http://www.ril.com/)

4Employees5Environmentalrecord6Awardsandrecognition7Controversies

7.1DemergerofRILin2005067.2RILPlanegrounded7.3ONGCControversy7.4PetitionagainstRelianceJio

8Seealso9References10Externallinks

History

19601980

ThecompanywascofoundedbyDhirubhaiAmbaniandhiscousinChampaklalDamaniin1960sasRelianceCommercialCorporation.In1965,thepartnershipwasendedandDhirubhaicontinuedthepolyesterbusinessofthefirm.[8]In1966,RelianceTextilesIndustriesPvtLtdwasincorporatedinMaharashtra.ItestablishedasyntheticfabricsmillinthesameyearatNarodainGujarat.[9]In1975,companyexpandeditsbusinessintotextiles,with"Vimal"becomingitsmajorbrandinlateryears.ThecompanyhelditsInitialpublicoffering(IPO)in1977.[10]Theissuewasoversubscribedbyseventimes.[11]In1979,atextilescompanySidhpurMillswasamalgamatedwiththecompany.[12]In1980,thecompanyexpandeditspolysteryarnbusinessbysettingupaPolyesterFilamentYarnPlantinRaigad,MaharashtrawithfinancialandtechnicalcollaborationwithE.I.duPontdeNemours&Co.,USA.[9]

19812000

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In1985,thenameofthecompanywaschangedfromRelianceTextilesIndustriesLtd.toRelianceIndustriesLtd.[9]Duringtheyears1985to1992,thecompanyexpandeditsinstalledcapacityforproducingpolysteryarnbyover145,000tonnesperannum.[9]TheHazirapetrochemicalplantwascommissionedin199192.[13]In1993,RelianceturnedtotheoverseascapitalmarketsforfundsthroughaglobaldepositaryissueofReliancePetroleum.In1996,itbecamethefirstprivatesectorcompanyinIndiatoberatedbyinternationalcreditratingagencies.S&PratedBB+,stableoutlook,constrainedbythesovereignceiling.Moody'sratedBaa3,Investmentgrade,constrainedbythesovereignceiling.[14]Intheyear199596,thecompanyenteredthetelecomindustrythroughajointventurewithNYNEX,USAandpromotedRelianceTelecomPrivateLimitedinIndia.[13]In199899,RILintroducedpackagedLPGin15kgcylindersunderthebrandnameRelianceGas.[13]During19982000,thecompanycompletedsetupofintegratedpetrochemicalcomplexatJamnagarinGujarat.[13]

2001present

In2001,RelianceIndustriesLtd.andReliancePetroleumLtd.becameIndia'stwolargestcompaniesintermsofallmajorfinancialparameters.[15]In200102,ReliancePetroleumwasmergedwithRelianceIndustries.[10]In2002,RelianceannouncedIndia'sbiggestgasdiscovery(attheKrishnaGodavaribasin)innearlythreedecadesandoneofthelargestgasdiscoveriesintheworldduring2002.Theinplacevolumeofnaturalgaswasinexcessof7trillioncubicfeet,equivalenttoabout1.2billionbarrelsofcrudeoil.ThiswasthefirsteverdiscoverybyanIndianprivatesectorcompany.[10][16]In200203,RILpurchasedamajoritystakeinIndianPetrochemicalsCorporationLtd.(IPCL),India'ssecondlargestpetrochemicalscompany,fromGovernmentofIndia.[17]IPCLwaslatermergedwithRILin2008.[18][19]Intheyears2005and2006,thecompanyreorganizeditsbusinessbydemergingitsinvestmentsinpowergenerationanddistribution,financialservicesandtelecommunicationservicesintofourseparateentities.[20]In2006,RelianceenteredtheorganisedretailmarketinIndia[21]withthelaunchofitsretailstoreformatunderthebrandnameof'RelianceFresh'.[22][23]Bytheendof2008,Relianceretailhadcloseto600storesacross57citiesinIndia.[10]InNovember2009,RelianceIndustriesissued1:1bonussharestoitsshareholders.In2010,RelianceenteredBroadbandservicesmarketwithacquisitionofInfotelBroadbandServicesLimited,whichwastheonlysuccessfulbidderforpanIndiafourthgeneration(4G)spectrumauctionheldbyGovernmentofIndia.[24][25]Inthesameyear,RelianceandBPannouncedapartnershipintheoilandgasbusiness.BPtooka30percentstakein23oilandgasproductionsharingcontractsthatRelianceoperatesinIndia,includingtheKGD6blockfor$7.2billion.[26]Reliancealsoformeda50:50jointventurewithBPforsourcingandmarketingofgasinIndia.[27]In2012,RILsetupajointventurewithRussianCompanySiburforsettingupaButylrubberplantinJamnagar,Gujarat.Theplantisscheduledtobeoperationalin2015[28]Presently,VivekLallisthePresidentandCEOofNewVenturesintheChairmansOfficeatRelianceIndustriesLimited.[29]

Shareholding

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ChairmanandMD:MukeshAmbani

ThenumberofshareholdersinRILareapprox.3million.Thepromotergroup,Ambanifamily,holdsapprox.45.34%ofthetotalshareswhereastheremaining54.66%sharesareheldbypublicshareholders,includingFIIandcorporatebodies.[30][31]LifeInsuranceCorporationofIndiaisthelargestnonpromoterinvestorinthecompanywith7.98%shareholding.[7]Buyback:InJanuary2012,thecompanyannouncedabuybackprogrammetobuyamaximumof120millionsharesfor 104billion(US$1.6billion).BytheendofJanuary2013,thecompanyboughtback46.2millionsharesfor33.66billion(US$530million).[32]

Listing

Thecompany'sequitysharesarelistedontheNationalStockExchangeofIndiaLimited(NSE)andtheBSELimited.TheGlobalDepositoryReceipts(GDRs)issuedbytheCompanyarelistedonLuxembourgStockExchange.[33][34]Ithasissuedapprox.56millionGDRswhereineachGDRisequivalentto2equitysharesofthecompany.Approx.3.46%ofitstotalsharesarelistedonLuxembourgStockExchange.[30]ItsdebtsecuritiesarelistedattheWholesaleDebtMarket(WDM)SegmentoftheNationalStockExchangeofIndiaLimited(NSE).[35]CreditRatings:IthasreceiveddomesticcreditratingsofAAAfromCRISIL(S&Psubsidiary)andFitch.MoodysandS&PhaveprovidedinvestmentgraderatingsforinternationaldebtoftheCompany,asBaa2positiveoutlook(localcurrencyissuerrating)andBBB+outlookrespectively.[36][37][38]

Operations

Thecompany'spetrochemicals,refining,andoilandgasrelatedoperationsformthecoreofitsbusinessotherdivisionsofthecompanyincludecloth,retailbusiness,telecommunicationsandspecialeconomiczone(SEZ)development.In201213,itearned76%ofitsrevenuefromRefining,19%fromPetrochemicals,2%fromOil&Gasand3%fromOthersegments.[7]

InJuly2012,RILinformedthatitwasgoingtoinvestUS$1billionoverthenextfewyearsinitsnewaerospacedivisionwhichwilldesign,develop,manufacture,equipmentandcomponents,includingairframe,engine,radars,avionicsandaccessoriesformilitaryandcivilianaircraft,helicopters,unmannedairbornevehiclesandaerostats.[39]

Majorsubsidiariesandassociates

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On31March2013,thecompanyhad123subsidiarycompaniesand10associatecompanies.[7]

RelianceRetailistheretailbusinesswingoftheRelianceIndustries.InMarch2013,ithad1466storesinIndia.[40]Itisthelargestretailerin

India.[41]ManybrandslikeRelianceFresh,RelianceFootprint,RelianceTimeOut,RelianceDigital,RelianceWellness,RelianceTrends,RelianceAutozone,RelianceSuper,RelianceMart,RelianceiStore,RelianceHomeKitchens,RelianceMarket(CashnCarry)andRelianceJewelcomeundertheRelianceRetailbrand.Itsannualrevenueforthefinancialyear201213was 108billion(US$1.7billion)withanEBITDA

of 780million(US$12million).[7][42]

RelianceLifeSciencesworksaroundmedical,plantandindustrialbiotechnologyopportunities.Itspecializesinmanufacturing,branding,andmarketingRelianceIndustries'productsinbiopharmaceuticals,pharmaceuticals,clinicalresearchservices,regenerativemedicine,molecular

medicine,noveltherapeutics,biofuels,plantbiotechnology,andindustrialbiotechnologysectorsofthemedicalbusinessindustry.[43][44]

RelianceInstituteofLifeSciences(RILS),establishedbyDhirubhaiAmbaniFoundation,isaninstitutionofferinghighereducationinvarious

fieldsoflifesciencesandrelatedtechnologies.[45][46]

RelianceLogisticsisasinglewindowcompanysellingtransportation,distribution,warehousing,logistics,andsupplychainrelatedproducts,

supportedbyinhousetelematicsandtelemetrysolutions.[47][48][49]RelianceLogisticsisanassetbasedcompanywithitsownfleetand

infrastructure.[50]ItprovideslogisticsservicestoReliancegroupcompaniesandoutsiders.[51]MergedcontentfromRelianceLogisticstohere.SeeTalk:RelianceIndustries#Mergeproposals.RelianceClinicalResearchServices(RCRS),acontractresearchorganisation(CRO)andwhollyownedsubsidiaryofRelianceLifeSciences,

specialisesintheclinicalresearchservicesindustry.Itsclientsareprimarilypharmaceutical,biotechnologyandmedicaldevicecompanies.[52]

RelianceSolar,thesolarenergysubsidiaryofReliance,wasestablishedtoproduceandretailsolarenergysystemsprimarilytoremoteandruralareas.Itoffersarangeofproductsbasedonsolarenergy:solarlanterns,homelightingsystems,streetlightingsystems,waterpurificationsystems,

refrigerationsystemsandsolarairconditioners.[53]MergedcontentfromRelianceSolartohere.SeeTalk:RelianceIndustries#Mergeproposals.

RelicordisacordbloodbankingserviceownedbyRelianceLifeSciences.Itwasestablishedin2002.[54]Ithasbeeninspectedandaccreditedby

AABB,[55]andalsohasbeenaccordedalicensebyFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA),GovernmentofIndia.RelianceJioInfocomm(RJIL),previouslyknownasInfotelBroadband,isabroadbandserviceproviderwhichgained4Glicencesforoperating

acrossIndia.[56]NowitiswhollyownedbyRILfor 48billion(US$750million).[57][58]SandipDas,formerceoofMaxisMalaysia,isthecurrent

grouppresidentofRelianceJioInfocomm.[59]

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RelianceIndustrialInfrastructureLimited(RIIL)isanassociatecompanyofRIL.RILholds45.43%oftotalsharesofRIIL.[7]ItwasincorporatedinSeptember1988asChemburPatalgangaPipelinesLimited,withthemainobjectivebeingtobuildandoperatecrosscountrypipelinesfortransportingpetroleumproducts.Thecompany'snamewassubsequentlychangedtoCPPLLimitedinSeptember1992,and

thereaftertoitspresentname,RelianceIndustrialInfrastructureLimited,inMarch1994.[60]RIILismainlyengagedinthebusinessofsettingupandoperatingindustrialinfrastructure.Thecompanyisalsoengagedinrelatedactivitiesinvolvingleasingandprovidingservicesconnectedwith

computersoftwareanddataprocessing.[61]Thecompanysetupa200millimetrediametertwinpipelinesystemthatconnectstheBharatPetroleumrefineryatMahul,Maharashtra,toReliance'spetrochemicalcomplexatPatalganga,Maharashtra.Thepipelinecarriespetroleumproductsincludingnaphthaandkerosene.Ithascommissionedfacilitieslikethesupervisorycontrolanddataacquisitionsystemandthecathodicprotectionsystem,ajackwellatRiverTapi,andarawwaterpipelinesystematHazira.Theinfrastructurecompanyconstructeda71,000kilolitrepetrochemicalproductstorageanddistributionterminalattheJawaharlalNehruPortTrust(JNPT)AreainMaharashtra.

Employees

Ason31March2013,thecompanyhad23,519employeesofwhich1,159werewomenand83wereemployeeswithdisabilities.Italsohad29,462temporaryemployeesonthesamedate.[7]AsperitsSustainabilityReportfor201112,theattritionratewas7.57%.[62]Inits39thAnnualGeneralMeeting,itsChairmaninformedtheshareholdersoftheinvestmentplansofthecompanyofabout 1500billion(US$24billion)innextthreeyears.ThiswouldbeaccompaniedbyincreasingthestaffstrengthinRetaildivisionfromexistingstrengthof35,000to120,000innextthreeyearsandincreasingemployeesinTelecomdivisionfromexisting3,000to10,000in12months.[63]

Environmentalrecord

RelianceIndustriesistheworld'slargestpolyesterproducerandasaresultoneofthelargestproducersofpolyesterwasteintheworld.Inordertodealwithlargequantitiesofwaste,theyoperatethelargestpolyesterrecyclingcentrethatusesthepolyesterwasteasafillingandstuffing.

Awardsandrecognition

InternationalRefineroftheYearin2013attheHARTEnergys27thWorldRefining&FuelConference.[1]ThisisthesecondtimethatRILhas

receivedthisAwardforitsJamnagarRefinery,thefirstbeingin2005.[64]

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AccordingtosurveyconductedbyBrandFinancein2013,RelianceisthesecondmostvaluablebrandinIndia.[65]

TheBrandTrustReportrankedRelianceIndustriesasthe7thmosttrustedbrandinIndiain2013and9thin2014.[66][67]

RILwascertifiedas'ResponsibleCareCompany'bytheAmericanChemistryCouncilinMarch,2012.[68]

RILwasrankedat25thpositionacrosstheworld,onthebasisofsales,intheICISTop100ChemicalsCompanieslistin2012.[69]

RILwasawardedtheNationalGoldenPeacockAward2011foritscontributioninthefieldofcorporatesustainability.[70]

In2009,BostonConsultingGroup(BCG)namedRelianceIndustriesastheworld'sfifthbiggest'sustainablevaluecreator'inalistof25top

companiesgloballyintermsofinvestorreturnsoveradecade.[71]

Thecompanywasselectedasoneoftheworld's100bestmanagedcompaniesfortheyear2000byIndustryWeekmagazine.[9][72]

From1994to1997,thecompanywonNationalEnergyConservationAwardinthepetrochemicalsector.[9]

Controversies

DemergerofRILin200506

TheAmbanifamilyholdsaround45%ofthesharesinRIL.[73]SinceitsinceptionthecompanywasmanagedbyitsfounderandchairmanDhirubhaiAmbani.Aftersufferingaheartattackin1986,hehandedoverthedailyoperationsofthecompanytohissonsMukeshAmbaniandAnilAmbani.AfterthedeathofDhirubhaiAmbaniin2002,themanagementofthecompanywastakenupbyboththebrothers.InNovember2004,MukeshAmbani,inaninterview,admittedtohavingdifferenceswithhisbrotherAnilover'ownershipissues'.[74]Healsosaidthatthedifferences"areintheprivatedomain".ThesharepricesofRILwereimpactedbysomemarginwhenthisnewsbrokeout.In2005,afterabitterpublicfeudbetweenthebrothersoverthecontroloftheRelianceempire,motherKokilabenintervenedtobrokeradealsplittingtheRILgroupbusinessintothetwoparts.[75]InOctober2005,thesplitofRelianceGroupwasformalized.MukeshAmbanigotRelianceIndustriesandIPCL.YoungerbrotherAnilAmbanireceivedtelecom,power,entertainmentandfinancialservicesbusinessofthegroup.TheAnilDhirubhaiAmbaniGroupincludesRelianceCommunications,RelianceInfrastructure,RelianceCapital,RelianceNaturalResourcesandReliancePower.[76][77]

ThedivisionofReliancegroupbusinessbetweenthetwobrothersalsoresultedindemergerof4businessesfromRIL.[78][79]ThesebusinessesimmediatelybecamepartofAnilDhirubhaiAmbaniGroup.TheexistingshareholdersinRIL,boththepromotergroupandnonpromoters,receivedsharesinthedemergedcompanies.[20]

RILPlanegrounded

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BusinessjetownedbyRelianceIndustries(RIL)wasgroundedbyTheDirectorateGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA)on22March2014duringasurpriseinspection,forcarryingexpiredsafetyequipmentonboardandalsosuspendeditspilotforflyingwithoutalicence.[80]

ONGCControversy

InMay2014,ONGCmovedtoDelhiHighCourtaccusingRILofpilferageof18billioncubicmetresfromitsgasproducingblockintheKrishnaGodavaribasin.[81]Subsequently,thetwocompaniesagreedtoformanindependentexpertpaneltoprobeanypilferage.[82]

PetitionagainstRelianceJio

APILfiledintheSupremeCourtbyanNGOCentreforPublicInterestLitigation,throughPrashantBhushan,challengedthegrantofpanIndialicencetoRJILbytheGovernmentofIndia.ThePILallegedthatRJILwasallowedtoprovidevoicetelephonyalongwithits4Gdataservice,bypayinganadditionalfeesofjust 165.8crore(US$26million)whichwasarbitraryandunreasonable,andcontributedtoalossof 2284.2crore(US$360million)totheexchequer.[83][84]

TheCAGinitsdraftreportallegedriggingoftheauctionmechanism,wherebyanunknownISP,InfotelBroadbandServicesPvtLtd,acquiredthespectrumbybidding5000timesitsnetworth,afterwhichthecompanywassoldtoRelianceIndustrieswithinminutesofacquiringlicense.[85]

Seealso

ListofcompaniesofIndiaVivekLallY.P.TrivediMakeinMaharashtraMukeshAmbaniDhirubhaiAmbani

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