DKSH is a leading specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners in the specialty chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care industries.

Our vast and constantly growing geographic reach in Asia, Europe and North America allows us to speak the local languages and understand the local business environments to enable business partners to expand in new or existing markets. We have been providing Market Expansion Services for more than 150 years.

We are committed to providing service excellence through sourcing, inbound logistics, product formulation and application, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics and after-sales services. Grow and expand your business with DKSH.

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Performance Materials Market Expansion Services across the performance materials industry

Personal Care

Cosmetic Ingredients

We provide cosmetic ingredients in the personal care industry in the skin care, hair care and color, oral care, sun care, make-up, toiletries and home care sectors.

Food & Beverage

Food Ingredients

We provide food and beverage ingredients to manufacturers in the food and beverage industry, ranging from food raw materials to food additives and institutional products.

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical Ingredients

We provide pharmaceutical ingredients to manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry for synthesis and formulation.

Specialty Chemicals

Specialty Chemicals

We provide specialty chemicals to manufacturers in the paints, coatings, inks, polymers, engineering plastics, adhesives, rubber, agrochemical, petrochemical, packaging, graphics, technical film and other specialty industries.

DKSH Discover : our online products catalog Innovative ingredients and specialty chemicals at your digital fingertips

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Are you looking for a more convenient and accessible solution to source your specialty chemicals and ingredients? Well now you can access the vast range of products from DKSH Performance Materials 24/7!

Explore our brand new customer portal: DKSH Discover, a digital platform for specialty chemicals and ingredients for the food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industries!

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Performance Materials Event Calendar

We raise awareness of our clients, services and product portfolios within our many served industries by strategically exhibiting at a variety of trade shows worldwide. In order to support the expansion of our clients’ businesses in new or existing markets, we also host and co-host technical seminars on product, formulation and innovation topics. 

Find out where we will be next with our useful event calendar.

 

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Success stories

  • Strengthening market share the eco-friendly way

    With consumers in India becoming more environmentally conscious, DKSH helped LCY Chemical to promote its eco-friendly thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) products to successfully strengthen its presence in the local market. TPE products are non-toxic eco-friendly alternatives to hazardous phthalate-based PVC formulations. They are REACH and FDA approved as well as being recyclable.

  • Ichitan’s “Bireley’s” brand relaunch in Thailand

    In 2014, DKSH initiated a growth strategy for its Business Line Food & Beverage Industry in Thailand. At the same time, Thailand-based FMCG company Ichitan acquired “Bireley’s”, a trademark brand specializing in fruit beverages, for CHF 6.7 million. Ichitan selected DKSH as a supplier of key raw materials for their Bireley’s beverage products in order to relaunch the brand in Thailand.

  • WACKER Biosolutions innovate for growth

    DKSH has been working with WACKER Biosolutions in India since 2015. WACKER’s CAVAMAX® W6 is quickly gaining ground in India’s dietary supplement market thanks to DKSH’s comprehensive knowledge of the region’s nutraceuticals industry.

  • Cultivating success for DSM Food Specialties in South Korea

    In 2014, DKSH started a strategic regional collaboration with DSM Food Specialties BV, a leading global manufacturer of food enzymes, cultures, savory ingredients and other specialties for the food and beverage industry, to market its food enzymes and cultures in South Korea.

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