DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has opened a new distribution center, located in Dong Nai Province, to strategically strengthen its Performance Materials business in Vietnam.
Media release
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, September 25, 2018 - DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, has expanded its operations in Vietnam by opening a new state-of-the-art 3,600 square meter distribution center in Dong Nai Province. The distribution center was established as a response to the increased demand from business partners for DKSH's Market Expansion Services and the rapidly growing economy in Vietnam.
The new center is fully certified and ensures compliance with Vietnamese laws for the storage condition of chemicals and food products. It is equipped with the latest technology in logistics and warehousing operations, including an ambient storage area for over one thousand pallets. Serving the food and beverage, personal care and specialty chemicals industries, the distribution center plays a vital role in distributing innovative ingredients and specialty chemicals to southern Vietnam's downstream users.
Hung Dang Phung, General Manager, Performance Materials, DKSH Vietnam, commented: “We are proud to inaugurate a fantastic new distribution center that addresses the needs of our valued business partners from all of the industry sectors we serve in the local market. We are experiencing increasing demand for Market Expansion Services of ingredients and specialty chemicals, which has resulted in the further expansion of our existing infrastructure.”
The new facility, which further enhances DKSH's already robust distribution network in Vietnam, will reinforce the company's position as a leading Market Expansion Services provider for Performance Materials.
For further information please contact:
DKSH Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Minh Ho Ha
Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +84 28 3812 5848
minh.ha.ho@dksh.com
DKSH Performance Materials
Daniel Hollister
Manager, Group Communications, Performance Materials
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.holister@dksh.com
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider 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 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 825 business locations in 37 markets – 800 of them in Asia – and 31,970 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 11.0 billion in 2017. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, North America and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients for pharmaceutical, personal care, food & beverage as well as various industrial applications. In addition, it creates innovative and cutting-edge concepts and applications in 29 innovation centers located worldwide. With 100 business locations in 31 markets and around 1,010 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 894.1 million in 2017.