Try GOLD - Free
Birla Opus Rewriting Rules of the Game: Chairman
Financial Express Kochi
|August 27, 2025
BIRLA OPUS is reshaping the decorative paints market in the country, showing precision and speed in execution, Grasim Industries chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the company's 78th annual general meeting (AGM) held virtually, Birla, who is also the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, said that Birla Opus had emerged as the third-largest paints player within six months of launch and would command approximately 24% of the installed capacity in paints once its sixth plant, to be launched in Kharagpur, West Bengal, next month, was fully operational. The paints company was launched in February 2024.
Addressing shareholders, Birla also said Grasim had achieved a consolidated revenue of nearly ₹1.5 lakh crore in FY25, led by growth initiatives such as paints and building materials. Grasim also counts UltraTech Cement and Aditya Birla Capital as its arms.
This story is from the August 27, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Financial Express Kochi
Financial Express Kochi
ICICI Bank PAT slips 4%
IN THE NOTES to its financial results, the bank said that following an annual supervisory review, the RBI found agricultural credit facilities not compliant with regulations for classification as agricultural priority sector lending.
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Yes Bank profit soars 55% as provisions fall
YES BANK REPORTED a 55% year-on-year (yo-y) growth in net profit for the December quarter, driven by lower provisions.
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
HDFC Bank net rises 11.5% to ₹18,654 cr
HDFC BANK, THE country’s largest private sector lender, reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹18,654 crore for the quarter ended December, slightly above the Bloomberg estimate of ₹18,367 crore.
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
How to avoid stomach trouble when you travel
Here are tips for preventing stomach discomfort and motion sickness on trips
2 mins
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Musk sues Microsoft and OpenAI, seeks over $134bn
ELON MUSK WANTS OpenAI and Microsoft to pay him damages in the range of $79 billion to $134 billion over his claims that the generative Al company defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit roots and partnering with the software giant.
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Several Indians return from protest-hit Iran
Those who arrived at Delhi airport on commercial flights include students
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
New spirit for the letter
Postal services globally are either shutting down or reinventing themselves
3 mins
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Are trains now the most luxurious way to travel?
From Angola to Turkmenistan, sumptuously outfitted railroad cars are taking passengers on over-the-top journeys back in time
4 mins
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Google files to appeal decision in search monopoly case
ALPHABET'S GOOGLE IS appealing a landmark antitrust decision that the company illegally monopolised online search and search advertising, an expected move that will likely delay the implementation of changes to the company’s business.
1 min
January 18, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bonding over board games
Once a childhood staple tucked away in cupboards for summer holidays, tabletop play is back at the centre of adult lives, community spaces, corporate cultures & wellness routines
4 mins
January 18, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size