Ahmedabad, July 17, 2008.

In a bid to give a fillip to the rapidly growing chemical and pharmaceutical industry, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between United Business Media, Government of Gujarat and the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industry on Thursday, July 17 to bring Informex in India for the first time.

The three day InformEx-2009 will be organized in Ahmedabad at the University Ground, beginning from March 12, 2009 to provide these industries international platform and global contest, for the first time in the country, in Gujarat. Gujarat is the hub of pharma formulations and has more than 3000 Manufacturing Licensees. Growth of pharmaceuticals, textiles and oil sectors has fueled the demand for specialty chemicals in Gujarat. The sector has proven R & D effectiveness and intellectual portfolio. It has global reach. The attendees would find potential partners, supplier and buyers in Gujarat.

The aim of the show is to match exhibiting companies with a highly qualified attending audience and to create an atmosphere to foster networking and dialogue, constant global pressure on innovation, productivity and efficiency is pushing the industries towards creating opportunities by leveraging assets and energizing the commercialization process.

InformEx India will give opportunity to all exhibitors to meet Gathering of wide range of specialty attendees within the chemical industry, Great place to meet potential suppliers and manufacturers and maintain contact with existing clients, Designed to attract top-level management, R&D and sourcing people from various companies, 360 o market at your doorstep, with privacy to ink success on the spot. Visitors will discover at InformEx India 2009 that such an exhibition is the best place to find cutting-edge chemistry - technology that will work for their businesses. There are many reasons that attendees will choose to come to InformEx India 2009. Among the most popular being to find New Suppliers, increase network, find new market segments, maintain existing relationships, get abrazed with the latest trends and industry buzz and technologies. This event will also help visitors to generate new ideas, open up new investment opportunities, tie ups and joint ventures.

Gujarat is the obvious choice for hosting such event as it has the socio-political edge and the advantage of ready infrastructure, network . It will create an opportunity to share the platform with Global Dignitaries, Investors, speakers, Government officials, exhibitors and participants. InformEx India proposes to bring together the best talent from the chemical industry across the globe.

Even in the past InformEx has been the world's most sophisticated meeting point for buyers and sellers of higher value chemistry. InformexUSA , has been enchanting the Pharmaceutical

& chemical industry in the United States since last 25 years with its comprehensive networking exhibitions. Over 500 exhibitors matched by high quality visitors represent a broad cross-section of the chemical industry and sell their capabilities into a diverse range of markets. The cutting-edge that meets emerging needs of the commercial manufacturing environment globally makes Informex different. It is an environment created to maximize productivity and promote serious networking and enhancing the commercialization of products, both existing and new.

Prestigious Industrial associations have very enthusiastically extended heir cooperation and support for the Event. These are BDMA - Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association, IDMA - India Drug Manufacturers Association, Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council. CAMA - Chemical and Allied Merchant Association, ISCMA - Indian Specialty Chemical Manufacture Association, ICC - Indian Chemical Council

Advantage India - India's economy and enterprises is successfully being globally integrated especially with other advanced countries through large scale acquisitions of well established and well respected foreign companies with technology, branding and manufacturing assets. India also offers many strategic advantages such as: Competent workforce, Cost-effective chemical synthesis, Legal & Financial Framework, Information & Technology, Globalisation, Consolidation etc.

About CMP - CMP India Trade Exhibitions is one of the leading orgnaisations in international trade fairs with the expertise of global network and brands, which are under the group companies, a platform has been created for buyers and sellers for international business opportunities. As India 's global and local exhibitions and conference organizers CMP India provides a platform for various industry markets to facilitate their businesses internationally. India with its growing economy is the next business destination globally and CMP India facilitates the maximization of the business opportunities.

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QUOTES by dignitaries present

Speaking on the occasion, Gujarat state minister of health and family welfare Jaynaryan Vyas said, "With this event_InformEx India-2009_ we intend to draw the attention of the global pharma industry toward Gujarat. He said that the event will provide ample opportunity to the pharma industry for networking and will enable the industry to leapfrog to the next level of growth." Vyas said that Gujarat leads in chemical sector in the country and InformEx will provide chemical companies a platform where they can interact with buyers and sellers of various countries.

Joint secretary health and family welfare, Mona Khandhar said, "We are expecting participation from China, Korea, Japan, US, Europe, Brazil, Argentina and Chile and have talked to national level associations.'' She said that the purpose of inviting industry associations from overseas is to focus on increasing exports and turnover of the domestic companies.

It will enable the world wide industry leaders to meet at a common forum to witness exclusive presentations on contemporary topics. The event is being touted as the perfect networking opportunity to initiate profitable business associations. Eminent speakers from the industry and experts from around the world would present their papers to impart value to the participants. It is indeed a great opportunity for investment, technology transfer, contract manufacturing in the state of Gujarat.

"As a premier networking event for the chemical industry, InformEx will be designed to showcase the capabilities of high-value, high quality businesses. InformEx will put Gujarat on international speciality chemicals map,'' said M Gandhi, Managing Director, United Business Media.

"An environment will be created to maximize productivity and promote business networking. The exhibition will prove instrumental in bringing new ideas, sourcing relationships and enhancing application of research and development,'' said CMD of Zydus Cadila and chairman of advisory committee of InformEx India 2009, Pankaj Patel. Patel said that it was an important chapter in the state's history and will highlight Ahmedabad on the industrial world map.