Top Indian Companies in Fortune 500 List

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 15 December 2011, 02:15 IST
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2. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)

RIL is the largest private sector company in India.  This brain child of business tycoon, Dhirubhai Ambani, was established in 1966 at Mumbai. The Fortune Global 500 list of 2011 ranked RIL in the 134th position. It accumulated $58,900 million revenue in the last financial year. It was at 175th position in 2010 Fortune Global 500 list. RIL has its name in the polyester and fibre production for being the worlds’ largest company of this kind. It is also placed among the top ten major petrochemical products makers.

3. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)

BPCL is another state-owned company from India being ranked at 272th position in Fortune Global 500 2011 list. This oil and gas company is also placed in Mumbai. Established as Burmah Oil Company Ltd in 1860s, it was taken over by the Indian Govt in 1976 and was renamed as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. Its main two refineries are at Mumbai and Kochi. The company has generated around $34,102 million revenue in the previous year. Earlier in the 2010 Fortune Global 500 report, it was at the fourth place among the highest revenue generated Indian companies.  It has overtaken the State Bank of India’s 3rd rank this year.