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| DHL and CNBC-TV18 felicitate India’s Best Exporters with the International Trade Awards 2009 | |||
| 16 Apr 2009
, Mumbai
: DHL & CNBC-TV18 declared the winners of the 3rd edition of ‘International Trade Awards’ powered by ICRA, in Mumbai today. The awards are aimed at recognizing the efforts of businesses whose achievements and practices have contributed in making India the new World trade hub. The awards were given away by Mr. GK Pillai, India’s Commerce Secretary. The global economic slowdown has badly hit several sectors making survival a key concern for all industry players. Companies are now focusing on innovation, cutting operational costs, managing head counts and doing selective business with limited risks. Against this background, Managing Growth in turbulent times was the theme adopted for this year’s Awards as Indian exporters have shown a remarkable resilience. Inspite of global recessionary conditions, they have recorded a positive growth of 3.56% in 2008-09, at a time when most Western countries are experiencing a de-growth. DHL & CNBC-TV18 honoured those members of the Indian Exporter Community who have set new standards in an increasingly competitive industry, consistently delivered value to their customers and taken brand India to the world. The winners this year included: Categories Winners Outstanding of exporter of the year -Textiles Mandhana Industries Pvt.Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year Metals Jindal SAW Ltd.Outstanding of exporter of the year Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals Reliance Industries Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year -Chemicals Asahi Songwon Colors Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year -Engineering and Machine Tools Dresser Rand India Pvt. Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year Auto Manufacturers Hyundai Motors India Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year-Auto Component Bosch Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year - Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Lifescience Sun Pharma Outstanding of exporter of the year Agriculture,Food and FMCG ADF Foods Outstanding of exporter of the year IT,ITES & Electronics Zensar Technologies Ltd. Outstanding of exporter of the year -Travel &Tourism Indian Hotels Co.Ltd Outstanding of exporter of the year -Gems and Jewellery Gitanjali Gems Outstanding of exporter of the year –Media Balaji TelefilmsInternational trade house of the year MMTC Ltd. Overall exporter of the year ADF Foods This year’s awards were indeed special. As A.B. Ravi, Editor-Special Projects, CNBC-TV18, pointed out, “The international trade sector has been badly hit by the global crises in the market. Companies need to focus on various internal and external processes to survive this phase. As a responsible news channel, CNBC-TV18 has been espousing the cause of the Indian exporters as well as showcasing their successes. The International Trade Awards is our way of saluting the never-say-die spirit of the Indian exporters.” As Malcolm Monteiro, Senior Vice-President& Area Director - South Asia, DHL Express, points out, “Today businesses across the world are reorganizing and restructuring to tide over the storm of economic recession. Trade is the best antidote to an economic crisis and importers and exporters form the very backbone of trade. DHL India is proud to have created this platform to honour the outstanding entrepreneurs who have braved the times, set new benchmarks and brought a lot of credence to the “Made in India” tag. The International Trade Awards 2009 acknowledges all the fore runners on whose resilience we can only be sure that India will be back to its roaring best.” International Trade Awards-Methodology: The selection was divided into 3 phases with the entire process lasting for a period of 20 weeks. The methodology to select India’s most deserving exporters was formulated by rating agency, ICRA. The selection process was as follows: • Nominations were called in from the trade community • Qualitative inputs were taken from short-listed entries • The top 3-5 nominees, across categories, were invited to present their case to an eminent jury consisting of industry leaders, experts and representatives of ICRA • Sector wise category had an enterprise winner and sme winner. About DHL: DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry. The company provides its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and 310,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education.DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of more than 54 billion euros in 2008. |
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