BILT and PGTI announce BILT Open 2013
- BILT Open 2013 to carry total prize purse of Rs. 1 crore
- BILT Open to return to the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort after two years
- Star-studded line-up to include Jyoti Randhawa, SSP Chowrasia, Shamim Khan
(defending champion), Himmat Singh Rai
New Delhi, October 22, 2013: Avantha Group Company, Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT),
India’s largest paper manufacturer and the flagship company of the US$ 4 bn Avantha Group,
and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), ‘the official sanctioning body of professional golf
in India’, today announced the schedule for the BILT Open 2013 at a press conference in Delhi.
The announcement was made by Mr. Yogesh Agarwal, Managing Director & CEO, Ballarpur
International Graphic Paper Holdings B.V. (BIGPH) and Mr Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI.
India’s largest paper manufacturer and the flagship company of the US$ 4 bn Avantha Group,
and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), ‘the official sanctioning body of professional golf
in India’, today announced the schedule for the BILT Open 2013 at a press conference in Delhi.
The announcement was made by Mr. Yogesh Agarwal, Managing Director & CEO, Ballarpur
International Graphic Paper Holdings B.V. (BIGPH) and Mr Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI.
Avantha Group Company BIGPH – Managing Director & CEO, Mr. Yogesh Agarwal said, “It gives
me immense pleasure to welcome all players to this year’s BILT Open. I have no doubt that this
event will encourage a greater interest in professional golf in the country.
me immense pleasure to welcome all players to this year’s BILT Open. I have no doubt that this
event will encourage a greater interest in professional golf in the country.
BILT has a fine tradition of hosting excellent Golf tournaments with leading international and
Indian professional golfers. BILT Open continues to be one of India’s major Championship golf
tournaments.
Indian professional golfers. BILT Open continues to be one of India’s major Championship golf
tournaments.
I wish the players the very best and am sure that some excellent golf will be played at the BILT
Open this year.”
Open this year.”
Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI said, “The BILT Open has always witnessed the best in
Indian professional golf compete for one of the richest prize purses in India. The 2013
edition will yet again have an elite field and promises to be an exciting week of high quality
golf. We thank BILT, and Mr. Yogesh Agarwal, MD & CEO, Ballarpur International Graphic Paper
Holdings B.V., for helping stage one of the finest professional golf championships on the PGTI.
We look forward to their continued support, and look forward to an exciting week at the Jaypee
Greens Golf Resort.”
Indian professional golf compete for one of the richest prize purses in India. The 2013
edition will yet again have an elite field and promises to be an exciting week of high quality
golf. We thank BILT, and Mr. Yogesh Agarwal, MD & CEO, Ballarpur International Graphic Paper
Holdings B.V., for helping stage one of the finest professional golf championships on the PGTI.
We look forward to their continued support, and look forward to an exciting week at the Jaypee
Greens Golf Resort.”
The tournament worth a prize purse of Rs. 1 crore is scheduled from 23rd
– 26th
October, 2013
with the Pro-Am being played on 27th
October. The event returns to the pristine Jaypee Greens
Golf Resort after a gap of two years.
– 26th
October, 2013
with the Pro-Am being played on 27th
October. The event returns to the pristine Jaypee Greens
Golf Resort after a gap of two years.
About Avantha
The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates.
Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and
distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited
(food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy),
Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).
The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates.
Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and
distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited
(food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy),
Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).
With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees
worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and
emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding
lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.
worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and
emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding
lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.
For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com.
About BILT
Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 4 billion Avantha Group, is India’s largest
manufacturer of writing and printing (W&P) paper. BILT’s subsidiaries include BILT Graphic Paper
Products Limited (BGPPL); Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), Malaysia’s largest pulp and paper company; and
BILT Tree Tech Limited (BTTL), which runs BILT’s farm forestry programme in several states in India.
Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 4 billion Avantha Group, is India’s largest
manufacturer of writing and printing (W&P) paper. BILT’s subsidiaries include BILT Graphic Paper
Products Limited (BGPPL); Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), Malaysia’s largest pulp and paper company; and
BILT Tree Tech Limited (BTTL), which runs BILT’s farm forestry programme in several states in India.
BILT and BGPPL have six manufacturing units across India, which give the company geographic coverage
over most of the domestic market. The company has a dominant share of the high-end coated paper
segment in India and is the country’s largest exporter of coated and uncoated paper. BILT’s acquisition of
SFI in 2007 was a watershed event – it was the first overseas acquisition by an Indian paper company. It
transformed BILT into a major regional player, and elevated BILT’s ranking among the global top 100.
over most of the domestic market. The company has a dominant share of the high-end coated paper
segment in India and is the country’s largest exporter of coated and uncoated paper. BILT’s acquisition of
SFI in 2007 was a watershed event – it was the first overseas acquisition by an Indian paper company. It
transformed BILT into a major regional player, and elevated BILT’s ranking among the global top 100.
About PGTI
Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf
in India. PGTI’s objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an
opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Gautam
Thapar (President), PGTI’s governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has
over 300 members.
Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf
in India. PGTI’s objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an
opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Gautam
Thapar (President), PGTI’s governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has
over 300 members.
For information regarding Avantha, please contact: Shravani Dang, Vice President & Group Head of
Corporate Communications. Tel No.: 011 41699282; Mobile: 9811261080; Email:
s.dang@avanthagroup.com
Corporate Communications. Tel No.: 011 41699282; Mobile: 9811261080; Email:
s.dang@avanthagroup.com
For information regarding BILT Open / coordinating interviews, please contact: Sukumaran P B, Group
Corporate Communications, Avantha. Tel No.: 011 41699227; Mobile: 9810496866; Email:
p.sukumaran@avanthaholdings.com
Corporate Communications, Avantha. Tel No.: 011 41699227; Mobile: 9810496866; Email:
p.sukumaran@avanthaholdings.com
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