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Granules India, Belgian firm Ajinomoto OmniChem open APIs facility

The Visakhapatnam facility will manufacture high-value active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates

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Granules-OmniChem Pvt Ltd – a joint venture between Hyderabad-based Granules India Ltd and Belgian firm Ajinomoto OmniChem – inaugurated a manufacturing facility for high-value active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on February 20, 2015. Ajinomoto OmniChem, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Co Inc, is one of the leading global producers of fine chemicals for the pharmaceutical companies for more than 30 years.
 
“We are pleased to successfully cross the first milestone of our joint venture with Ajinomoto Omnichem. Our partnership has a distinct advantage as it combines two companies that are known for their high quality products, extensive technological expertise and operational efficiency,” said Krishna Prasad Chigurupati, chairman & managing director of Granules India Ltd.
 
The plant, is designed and built to manufacturing high-quality APIs for global markets, was inaugurated by M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs.
 
“On the strength of our long-standing customer relationships and Granules’ expertise in high quality manufacturing and formulation, we expect to see significant growth in our customer base. Our aim has always been to supply the highest quality products and services based on reliable and flexible production, innovative research and responsiveness of the organisation to the market needs and this joint venture is a great example of that,” explained Gwinnett Bompas, corporate executive officer & general manager pharmaceutical custom manufacturing, Ajinomoto Co Inc.

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First Published: Feb 21 2015 | 9:28 PM IST

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