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Zurich, Switzerland, October 22, 2012 – DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals distributor, was appointed as distributor for Tagra’s range of encapsulated actives, oils and pigments. The products are developed and produced by applying Tagra’s cutting-edge manufacturing technology, RND™ (Release On Demand), which seals each micro-capped ingredient from chemical and cross-link reactions, degradation, color change or loss of potency during production and for extended periods thereafter.

Under the agreement DKSH provides marketing, sales, logistics and distribution services to Tagra in China, India, Korea, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The regional contract was signed in August 2012 at Tagra’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel.

“We are delighted that Tagra has chosen DKSH as their distribution partner across Asia because of our excellent reputation in the personal care industry. Tagra’s unique technology makes its ingredients not only stable and durable but enables personal care products to retain all the effectiveness that consumers want. In addition, through five innovation centers in the region, we are able to offer first-class technical support and formulation services and look forwarding to offering new and exciting formulations with Tagra’s ingredients,” comments Cesar Saez, Vice President, Business Line Personal Care Industry, DKSH Performance Materials.

DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets.

Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich, with 650 business locations in 35 countries – 630 of them in Asia – and 26,000 specialized staff. In 2011, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 7.3 billion.

Business Unit is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, Americas, and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets, and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and food ingredients to business partners in the food and beverage, personal care and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries. In addition, it creates innovative and cutting-edge concepts and applications at 20 innovation centers located worldwide. With 80 business locations in 26 countries and over 1,000 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 697 million in 2011.

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