Anil Agarwal is an Indian businessman associated with the global metals and mining industry. He is widely recognised as the founder of the Vedanta group, an India-headquartered natural resources conglomerate with interests across mining, metals, oil and gas, and power.
| Name | Anil Agarwal |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Businessman, industrialist |
| Known for | Founder of the Vedanta group |
| Industry | Mining and metals, natural resources |
Agarwal began his business career in India before moving into the metals and mining sector. Over time, he built a group of companies focused on the extraction and processing of natural resources, with operations spanning India and other countries.
Agarwal is the founder of the Vedanta group, which grew from a domestic metals business into an international natural resources enterprise. The group's interests include the production of zinc, lead, silver, copper, aluminium, iron ore, and oil and gas, along with commercial power generation. The Vedanta group's listed entities have at various points been traded on Indian and international stock exchanges.
Agarwal is regarded as one of the prominent figures in India's private-sector mining and metals industry. The growth of the Vedanta group under his leadership has been associated with the broader expansion of Indian-owned firms into global natural resources markets.