DKSH has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Germany with Galstaff Multiresine, the leading Italian producer of synthetic resins and auxiliaries for coatings, paints, composite materials and printing inks. This expansion is in line with DKSH's strategic direction of accelerating the Business Unit's leading position in specialty chemicals and ingredients distribution.
Hamburg, March 17, 2021 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, has partnered with Galstaff Multiresine. Under the agreement, DKSH will exclusively provide marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as customer management for Galstaff's portfolio of specialty resins and polyesters in Germany.
The specialties portfolio includes alkyd resins, amino resins, saturated and unsaturated polyester resins, UV resins and oil-free polyesters for wood coating; industrial coating; car refinishing and OEM; OPV and printing inks; can and coil coatings as well as decorative paints. DKSH's business partners can access the portfolio through DKSH's technical specialists, who provide support and guidance with a deep know-how of the specialties and their applications.
Pietro Pulvirenti, Vice President, Galstaff Multiresine, commented: “We believe the German market is a great opportunity for Galstaff Multiresine, in light of the high quality of our products and our good base of knowledge of German customers and the products they use. We are absolutely confident that on this basis, the cooperation with DKSH will be successful, thriving and fruitful. We are happy to seize this opportunity together.”
Ramon Viñas, Vice President, Global Specialty Chemicals Industry, DKSH added: “We are delighted to expand our partnership with Galstaff Multiresine from South East Asia and the USA to Germany, one of our key markets in Europe. Galstaff's specialty resins and polyesters are an exciting new addition to our general binder resins portfolio for paint and coating formulations. We look forward to a fast roll-out of these excellent specialties to our large German manufacturing customer base.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH Performance Materials
Daniel Hollister
Senior Manager, Group Marketing
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.hollister@dksh.com
Galstaff Multresine
Cassaniga Marzio
Sales Manager
Phone +39 0331 901420
cassaniga@galstaffmultiresine.com
About Galstaff Multiresine
Galstaff Multiresine S.p.A. is an Italian Enterprise focused on the formulation, production and sale of synthetic resins and auxiliaries mainly for coating, paints, printing inks and composite materials, with a stable and long-standing commercial position, an important and developed customers portfolio and an important market share both in Italy and abroad; and a story and know how more than half century long. Our products are distributed all around the world, where the quality, the consistency and the personalized service are appreciated. In order to assure our customers, on the reliability and the innovation of our products, we have a team of engineers, which represents the 25% of the total organization. This is a reality which places Galstaff Multiresine S.p.A. as a company highly technically oriented, with this aim to provide, existing and potential customers, with a continuous and effective support both an actual and new coating resins and auxiliaries.
About DKSH
At DKSH, our purpose is to enrich people’s lives. For more than 150 years, we have been delivering growth for companies in Asia and beyond across our Business Units Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Performance Materials and Technology. As a leading Market Expansion Services provider, we offer sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, DKSH operates in 36 markets with 32,450 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 10.7 billion in 2020.
The DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, personal care and various industrial applications. With 48 innovation centers and regulatory support worldwide, we create cutting-edge formulations that comply with local regulations. With around 1,260 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 1.1 billion in 2020. www.dksh.com/pm