Jubilant to open Niacinamide plant
Jubilant Organosys, India's largest custom research and manufacturing services company, is to open a Niacinamide and 3-Cyanopyridine plant of 10,000tpa each, by the end of 2010.
Jubilant Organosys, India's largest custom research and manufacturing services company, is to open a Niacinamide and 3-Cyanopyridine plant of 10,000tpa each, by the end of 2010.
Jubilant, based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, is currently one of the top three manufacturers of Niacin and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) worldwide and claims to be the only manufacturer of Niacinamide with complete backward integration to the basic feedstock. It is also the largest producer of Beta Picoline globally, a critical raw material for the manufacture of Vitamin B3.
"Our decision to set up a new facility for Niacinamide reflects our commitment to our customers and Vitamin B3 market," said Pramod Yadav, chief executive, Advance Intermediates and Vitamins at Jubilant said.
"We believe with our new capacity we will strengthen our relationship with the existing widespread customers globally as well as develop new markets."
Niacin/Niacinamide is used extensively in pharmaceuticals (diabetes and cholesterol drugs) and in the manufacture of many life science intermediates. 3-Cyanopyridine is an intermediate for the manufacture of Niacinamide, which is also used extensively in the manufacture of intermediates for pharmaceuticals.