DKSH and DSM Build Strategic Collaboration in Asia

10 Apr 2014 --- DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals distributor and market expansion services provider, has started a strategic collaboration with DSM. Under the distribution agreement, DKSH will market DSM food enzymes and cultures in South Korea and DSM savory ingredients in Cambodia, My-anmar and South Korea.

DKSH Performance Materials will also distribute the DSM food and crop protection product range, which includes natural preservatives and anti-biotic residue tests. The food and crop protection product portfolio will be available through DKSH’s network in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

DSM is a leading global manufacturer of food enzymes, cultures, savory ingredients and other specialties. The company’s enzyme solutions are used in several different food applications in the brewing, dairy, grain processing and beverage industry. DSM’s food enzymes and cultures (microorganisms) are mainly used in dairy applications, while the savory portfolio of yeast extracts and process flavor are used in all savory applications such as soy sauce and noodle seasoning to reduce the saltiness.

DKSH Performance Materials will be leveraging its capillary distribution network in Asia to provide tailor-made services and extensive distribution opportunities for DSM.

“We are pleased that DSM has chosen DKSH as its Market Expansion Services partner in Asia. We have a strong customer base that has been established over almost 150 years of doing business in Asia. We are convinced that our local business partners will be excited about the op-portunity to have access to DSM products through our capillary distribu-tion network,” commented Zeljko Pockaj, Global Business Line Manager Food & Beverage Industry, DKSH Performance Materials.

DKSH Performance Materials is confident that these initiatives will create excellent business opportunities and provide more customers with the right products and high-quality services while contributing incrementally to the Group’s overall profitability over time.