Hikal bags prestigious ABCI Gold Award for Annual Report

Mumbai,  November 10, 2008: Hikal Ltd., the preferred long-term outsourcing partner  for  leading global life sciences companies has won the Gold Award in  the  Annual  Report  category  for  the  year  2006-  2007  at the 48th Association  of  Business  Communicators of India (ABCI) Awards 2008. Hikal was declared as the winner amongst 40 other entrants who nominated for this category at glittering awards function held recently.

According  to  Mr.  Jai  Hiremath, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Hikal Ltd.  “We  are  proud  to  receive  the  ABCI  (Gold)  award for the second consecutive year for our Annual Report. This award is in recognition of our efforts  in  bringing out the best in our communication to the shareholders and reinforces our commitment to excellence in all our endeavours.”

ABCI  is the apex body of professionals in business communications, founded in  1956  and  originally  known  as  the  Indian Association of Industrial editors.  ABCI's main objective is to win recognition for the profession of business  communications  and  improve  professional  skills  by organizing activities  like  seminars,  refresher courses, workshops, etc. ABCI is the only association in India promoting excellence in business communications

About Hikal
Hikal  is  a  reliable  long-term  outsourcing  partner to companies in the Pharmaceuticals,   Crop   Protection   Products,  and  Specialty  Chemicals industry.  The  company  has been supplying key active ingredients (AI) and intermediates,  manufactured  using stringent global quality standards, for it’s  customers   in  the United States, Europe and Japan. Hikal’s advanced manufacturing facilities have been inspected and approved by leading global players  in Crop protection and Pharmaceutical sectors. The crop protection facilities   are   located  at  Taloja  and  Mahad  (Maharashtra).  Hikal’s manufacturing activities are supported by state-of-the-art research centers and  pilot  plant  facilities located at Bangalore and Taloja respectively. The API and pharmaceutical intermediates manufacturing  facilities  are  situated  in  Jigani (Bangalore) and Panoli (Gujarat) respectively. www.hikal.com