YMC Co. Ltd. Receives a 2005 Eli Lilly Global Supplier Award

YMC Co., Ltd of Kyoto, Japan has received a 2005 Global Supplier Award from Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana USA.

Kyoto, Japan, (PRWEB) September 8, 2005 -- YMC Co., Ltd of Kyoto, Japan has received a 2005 Global Supplier Award from Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana USA. The award is given to those companies who help Lilly create and sustain competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical marketplace.

YMC is a manufacturer of bulk chromatographic packing materials for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) purification of biopharmaceutical compounds. YMC brand chromatographic packings are available in numerous chemistries and different pore and particle sizes. Known throughout the world, YMC products are valued for providing innovative solutions to difficult separation problems and are well known for reproducibility and chemical and mechanical durability.

YMC is very proud of our employees ability to create products that consistently meet the needs of our customers. We are grateful to be recognized by a leading pharmaceutical company such as Lilly," said Ryuji Yamamura, founder and Chairman of YMC Co. Ltd. As always, YMC will continue to provide the highest quality products at the best possible price point to create true value for our customers."

YMC is a leading manufacturer of products for use in HPLC. In addition to bulk HPLC packings, the company manufactures HPLC columns and instruments for purification of pharmaceutical compounds and performs custom synthesis and purification on a contract basis. YMC maintains manufacturing at its Komatsu Works facility in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan.

For further information:

In the Americas:                        

Ernest J. Sobkow                

Seika Corporation of America            

701 W. Broad St.                    

Suite 204                    

Bethlehem, PA 18018 USA                    

Tel: (610) 954-5760                    

In Asia:

Yoshihisa Ohyagi    

YMC Komatsu Facility

5-28, Kokufudai

Komatsu, Ishikawa    

Japan 923-8577

Tel: 81 761-47-8217

In Europe:

Achim Schanze

YMC Europe GmbH

Alte Resfelder Str.6

D-46514 Schermbeck

Germany

Tel: 49-02856/9192-0

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