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Editor: Crayon Zhang
24 Oct 2008 04:41:00 GMT

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) at its 68th AGM announced the appointment of Jai Hiremath, vice chairman and managing director, Hikal Ltd, as the president of ICC for 2008-2009. Dutta Gupta, managing director, East India Pharmaceuticals and president of ICC, 2007-2008, handed over the charge at the recent official ceremony hosted by ICC.

Sharing his plans for the year Jai Hiremath stated, ”The Indian chemical industry is currently at a threshold of significant growth and is poised to grow further. It will continue to grow higher than the GDP in the coming years. ICC intends to attract investments for the chemical industry across India and build closer relationship with global chemical industry associations. ICC will also work towards enhancing the image of the chemical industry in order to attract talent.”

Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said, ”It has been a great experience steering ICC through the years with various challenges and opportunities not only in domestic market but also in international chemical trade. I am sure our new president, Jai Hiremath will lead ICC to greater heights on the global platform.”