Reliance Industries, India

Founded in 1966, Reliance Industries is India's largest privately owned industrial conglomerate. The Group has expanded its business to include a wide range of industries, playing a major role in petrochemicals, textiles, financial services, infrastructure, telecom, energy, and retailing, and contributing to India's economic development. Reliance Industries is India's first private sector company to be included in the Fortune 500 list, and its business philosophy is to introduce state-of-the-art technology in all its divisions and to operate globally. The Group employs over 25,000 people across its subsidiaries including Energy, Textile & Material Value Chain and Telecom.