Ranbaxy Fine Chemicals Limited (RFCL), New Delhi, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, has announced its strategic marketing alliance with Mallinckrodt Baker Inc (MBI), USA. RFCL will market MBI JT Baker and Mallinckrodt's range of scientific laboratory products in the Indian market, thereby enabling RFCL to considerably increase its product offerings to the scientific community.

The alliance will leverage the technological and product development competencies of MBI and the marketing and distribution muscle of RFCL. The integration of the capabilities of the two partners will create a sustainable competitive advantage to enhance business prospects for these products and maximise the commercial value.

Through this alliance, RFCL will be extending high purity products and services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemicals, research & development, electronics, environmental and healthcare industries. RFCL will now cater to a wide range of scientific needs for HPLC and spectroscopy solvents, ultra trace analysis of impurities, certified reference materials, bioscience products, chromatography columns and SPE cartridges, and KFR reagents for coulometric titrations, besides offering the complete range of over 5000 products of JT Baker and Mallinckrodt brand.

Commenting on the alliance, Sushil Mehta, Director, RFCL, said, "This is a significant step in RFCL’s ongoing commitment & thrust to become a 'Total Laboratory Solutions Provider' for research and analytical needs. RFCL sees considerable synergies between MBI and RFCL, to offer enhanced value to the Indian Researcher."

Malinckrodt Baker Inc, formed after the union of JT Baker and Mallinckrodt Chemicals, has over 100 years of worldwide experience in high purity products for scientific applications. Its "Generations of Good Chemistry" has enabled it to offer high quality products for laboratory, biopharmaceutical, microelectronic and industrial applications. The well know brands of JT Baker and Mallinckrodt have been rated No. 1 in quality and have been credited with over 380 patents. Headquartered in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Ranbaxy Fine Chemicals Limited (RFCL) is one of the allied businesses of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. RFCL achieved sales of Rs. 329 million for the year 2002. The division is ranked 4th in the industry with a 11% market share with significant focus on value-added product lines. RFCL is a leading manufacturer and marketer of fine chemicals.

In its continuance focus to become a total laboratory solutions provider, RFCL has also joined hands in the recent past with Sartorius India, Bangalore to cater to the filteration needs of the scientists by offering wide range of high quality filter papers.