25 Aug 2015 --- DSM has revealed adjustments to its organizational and operating model. Following recent portfolio changes, these adjustments aim to create a more agile, focused and cost efficient organization, with a stronger business and market focus and globally leveraged support functions. The initiatives will result in a reduction in headcount of 900-1100 FTEs, of which approximately half in the Netherlands and to be fully implemented by the end of 2017. The company currently has about 4,400 support functions in place, so the move will affect approximately 20% of support functions.