foundation be merged into this article . discuss proposed since september 2015 . this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message adani group . type public limited company traded as bse 512599 nse adanient industry conglomerate founded 1988 ; 28 years ago 1988 founder gautam adani headquarters ahmedabad gujarat india area served india key people gautam adani chairman products resources logistics energy & agribusiness services resources logistics energy & agribusiness revenue us 11.9 billion 31st march 2016 1 operating income us 1.9 billion 31st march 2015 2 profit us 340 million 31st march 2015 3 total assets us 19 billion as of march 2015 4 number of employees 10 400 as of march 2015 subsidiaries adani ports & sez limited adani power adani gas limited website www.adani.com adani group is an indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in ahmedabad gujarat india . its diversified businesses include resources logistics agribusiness and energy sectors . 5 the group is the largest port developer and operator in india with mundra port being the country s largest commercial port . it owns fortune india s largest edible oil brand through a joint venture with wilmar international in singapore . 6 the flagship company of the adani group is adani enterprises limited . in april 2014 it added the 4th unit of 660 mw at its tiroda power plant making adani power the largest private power producer of the country . in 2015 adani was ranked india s most trusted infrastructure brand by the brand trust report 2015 . 7 the company was founded in 1988 as a commodity trading business . first generation entrepreneur gautam adani is the founder & chairman of adani group . according to mr gautam adani the group was created with a vision of nation building by developing assets of national economic significance . this reflects in the choice of businesses the group has entered and developed over the years . 8 9 contents 1 history 2 special economic zone 3 edible oil 4 philanthropy adani foundation 4.1 institutions 5 australian expansion controversy 6 references 7 external links history edit the adani group commenced as a commodity trading firm in 1988 grew quickly and diversified into the import and export of multi basket commodities . 10 in the 1990s it developed its own port in mundra to provide a base for its trading operations . in 1995 adani started construction at mundra . in 1998 it became the top net foreign exchange earner for india . 11 soon in 1999 the company commenced coal trading followed by a joint venture in edible oil refining in 2000 by forming adani willmar . 6 the group s second phase started with the creation of large infrastructure assets . the company established a portfolio of ports powerplants mines ships and railway lines within and outside india . in 2002 adani handled 4 million mt of cargo at mundra becoming the largest private port in india . later in 2006 the company became the largest coal importer in india with 11 million mt of coal handling . 11 the company expanded its business in 2008 as they bought bunyu mine in indonesia having 180 million mt of coal reserves . in the subsequent year the firm started 330 mw thermal power generation followed by 2.2 million mt per annum edible oil refining capacity in india . 11 adani enterprises is the largest trading house of india in importing coal with a market share 60 % . it also supplies coal to ntpc limited india . adani group became india s largest private coal mining company after adani enterprises won the orissa mine rights . 12 in 2011 port of dahej became operational and now has a capacity of 20 million mt capacity . the company also bought galilee basin mine in australia with 10.4 billion mt of coal reserves . it also commissioned 60 million mt of handling capacity coal import terminal in mundra making it the world s largest . 11 further in the same year the adani group also bought abbot point port in australia with 50 million mt of handling capacity . 13 it also commissioned india s largest solar power plant of 40 mw . as the firm achieved 3960 mw capacity it became the largest private sector thermal power producer in india . in 2012 the adani group took the next phase of growth . it has embarked on the third phase of development an integration infrastructure business . it revamped its logo and developed a new identity . the company focuses on three important business clusters that include resources logistics and energy . in 2014 adani power emerged as india s largest private power producer . 14 adani power s total installed capacity now stands at 9 280 mw . 15 mundra port the flagship port of adani ports and sez ltd. apsezl has achieved a new landmark of handling 100 million metric tonnes in fy 13 14 . mundra is the only commercial port in india to have achieved such a unique feat . apsezl india s largest port developer and operator is part of the adani group . 16 on 16 may 2014 adani ports acquired dhamra port on east coast of india for rs 5 500 crore . 17 dhamra port is a 50 50 joint venture between tata steel and l & t infrastructure development projects which is now acquired by adani ports . the port commenced operations in may 2011 and handled a total cargo of 14.3 million tonnes mt in 2013 14 . 18 the acquisition of dhamra port will help the company ramp up its capacity to over 200 million tonne by 2020 making it a leader among private sector port operators in the country . 19 20 special economic zone edit main article adani ports & sez limited the gapl and the sez venture was merged before ipo so gapl does stand as an entity now . gapl is also in talk with orissa government for setting up an all weather port near posco project . mpsez is the largest private port in india . 21 ports controlled by adani group are adani mundra port adani hazira port 22 adani murmugoa coal terminal 23 adani vizag coal terminal pvt. ltd. 24 adani petronet port pvt. ltd. dahej 25 adani kandala bulk terminal pvt. ltd. 26 adani dhamra port adani ennore port edible oil edit adani wilmar is the largest manufacturer of palm oil in india with a market share of about 20 % ... philanthropy adani foundation edit the adani foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of adani group founded in 1996 . the foundation is registered under the bombay public charity trusts act of 1950 and society s registration act 1860 . other than gujarat the foundation operates in the states of maharashtra rajasthan himachal pradesh madhya pradesh chhattisgarh and odisha . the focus of the activities are mainly on three major dimensions of human development which include expansion of sustainable livelihood opportunities improving the status of health and education and broadening the range of choices by creating rural infrastructure . the foundation conceptualises its purpose by consolidating the activities under four broad working areas that are as follows education community health sustainable livelihood development rural infrastructure development vision accomplish passionate commitment to the social obligations towards communities fostering sustainable and integrated development thus improving quality of life mission to play the role of facilitator for the benefit of the public without distinction of caste or community sector religion class or creed in the fields of education community health and promotion of social and economic welfare and upliftment of the people in general . 27 in january 2014 the adani foundation was awarded the 3rd annual greentech csr award . 28 institutions edit adani group manages one management college namely aiim and a medical college gaims at ahmedabad . gujarat adani institute of medical sciences gaims ahmedabad adani institute of infrastructure management aiim ahmedabad rajesh adani vice chairman of the adani group is nominated to the finance committee of the pandit deendayal petroleum university gandhinagar gujarat . citation needed australian expansion controversy edit environmentalists are opposed to adani s expansion in carmichael australia . they cited concerns with pollution of the great barrier reef with dredge spoil 29 as well as previous history of the group failing to control environmental damage in mundra india . 30 as of november 2014 mr adani stated in an interview that his group decided to dump the dredged material on land instead of dumping it near the great barrier reef . 31 references edit media statements 2016 . http www.moneycontrol.com financials adanitrans results consolidated yearly at22 . missing or empty title help profit loss 2015 . balance sheet 2015 . gautam adani the gujrati billionaire . retrieved 23 june 2013 . a b adani to bring wilmar products to india . retrieved 23 june 2013 . chandramouli 2015 . the brand trust report 2015 . tra . p. 152 . 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acquires dhamra port for rs 5 500 crore . business standard . 17 may 2014 . retrieved 16 june 2014 . special correspondent 16 may 2014 . adani ports acquires dhamra port for rs .5 500 cr . the hindu . retrieved 16 june 2014 . adani ports buys dhamra port from tata steel l & t for rs 5 500 crore . business today . 17 may 2014 . retrieved 16 june 2014 . pathak maulik . mundra overtakes kandla to emerge as india s largest port . http www.livemint.com . retrieved 2016 02 28 . external link in website help adani ports . adani ports . adani ports . adani ports . adani ports . overview . adani foundation . retrieved 16 june 2014 . adani foundation bags 3rd annual greentech csr 2013 award . india environment portal . 31 january 2014 . retrieved 16 june 2014 . don t trust this company with our great barrier reef . getup . 6 jun 2014 . retrieved 13 january 2015 . adani s record of environmental destruction and non compliance with regulations pdf . greenpeace australia . 10 march 2014 . retrieved 26 november 2014 . sriram r ; john satish 25 november 2014 . our business model is aligned with the national interest gautam adani interview . the economic times . india . retrieved 26 november 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title adani group & oldid 740485800 categories companies based in ahmedabadconglomerate companies of indiacompanies established in 19881988 establishments in indiaadani grouphidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having