I am looking for information on the manufacturing sites of bulk
vitamins (Name of manufacturer and location of manufacturing) in
India. Please be aware, that I am not talking about pharmaceutical
processing of vitamins but of production of the raw material.
The bulk vitamins include:
Beta-carotine
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1, B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacinamid), B5, B6, B9 (Folic acid), B12
Vitamin C, Calcium ascorbat
Vitamin D2, D3
Vitamin E
Vitamin K1

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 25 Feb 2005 19:24 PST

I believe that Nichoal Piramal is the largest bulk vitamin
manufacturer in India.  You can see their website -- which includes
information about their products -- here:


http://www.vfcdnicholas.com/


Is this the sort of company you're inquiring about?  If so, what sort
of information do you need about them?

What other information do you need to make for a complete answer to your question?

Let me know.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by kened-ga on 27 Feb 2005 23:35 PST

Dear pafalafa-ga, 

generally spoken, India is regarded by many experts as the future
country concerning the production of bulk vitamins. Nicholas Piramal
is a good example, as they are already producing and exporting bulk
vitamins. What I am looking for is a complete list of all
manufacturing sites of bulk vitamins in India.
As the production technology for the different vitamins varies
strongly (from 1-step-fermentation to 14-step-synthesis), there are
very likely different manufacturing sites for different bulk vitamins,
in case a company such as Nicholas Piramal is producing several bulk
vitamins. Actually I do not know, how many there are already, but I do
know there are more sites than just the ones from Nicholas Piramal.

So I would like the list to look like the following example: 

Nicholas Piramal, their url, 
Vitamin A - manufacturing site, 
Vitamin B1 - manufacturing site,
Vitamin B2 - manufacturing site, 
etc. 

Did I make myself clear? Once again, we are only talking about bulk
vitamin producers, not about processors in the feed or pharma
industry.

Thanks a lot, 

kened-ga

The answer that I can give does not worth $150, but for what it's
worth I will give you it:

"Soham Organics Pvt. Ltd":
SOHAM ORGANICS PRIVATE LIMITED 
Address : 23-24 DEHBANOO COMPLEX, DATTA MANDIR SQU, NASHIK., Maharashtra 
Phone(s) : 91-253-2458655  Fax(s) : 91-253-2469655  
Description :  MANUFACTURERS OF VARIOUS GRADES OF VITAMIN E -BULK DRUGS 
http://www.sohamorganics.com/products.htm

Merck India:
This company produces bulk vitamin E; see:
"Merck India commences Vitamin E exports to Pakistan":
http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=17905&sectionid=50

Merck Ltd., Shiv Sagar Estate 'A', Dr Annie Besant Road 
Worli, Mumbai- 400018. India. 
Tel: (91-22) 5660 9000 
Fax: (91-22) 2495 4590/2495 0307. 
Email: maria.mendes@merck.co.in
http://www.merck.co.in/index.html


I hope that this helps you or at least this helps to another
researcher to continue this research.

Regards.
livioflores-ga




You can find more producers at this directory (you must refine the
list by yourself taking into account the descriptions:
"Bulk Drugs Manufacturers,Bulk Drugs Exporters" at Exporters India:
http://www.exportersindia.com/india/manufacturer-exporters/b/bulk-drugs.htm

Dear livioflores-ga, 

thanks a lot for your answer. As I am using google answers for the
first time, I am not sure how to react to your reply. As you were
guessing yourself, this answer is not worth 150 USD, but it might be
interesting as a part of the final (complete) answer.
But as pafalafa-ga is already working on the answer, would any amount
given to you be substracted from the original 150 USD or would that be
additional money?

Thanks for the clarification, 

kened-ga

Hi!!

You asked:
"would any amount given to you be substracted from the original 150
USD or would that be additional money?"
What I can say to you is that is your decision, if you consider that
my contribution must be rewarded you can choose to add money to the
total price by posting a new question and requesting for me in the
subject of it, valueing it with the amount of money that you estimate
as fair.
In the case you want let me get a piece of the cake I think that a
preferable option would be a discount from the original price, so you
can do the following:
- Estimate how much my answer worth,
- discount this value from the price of this answer lowering its total price,
- post another question requesting for me (ex: for livioflores) in the
subject valueing it with the price estimated by you in the first step,
- Then I will post my comment in the answer box in order to claim the prize.

You can also decide to leave the things as they are.

Thank you so much for your concern about my effort.

Regards.
livioflores-ga