DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2018 in the category “Effective Ingredients”.
Media release
Shanghai, China, June 29, 2018 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, was awarded for its innovative anti-aging product Wacker Cavamax W8/ Retinol complex, which is produced by its valued business partner, Wacker Biosolutions. Wacker Cavamax W8/Retinol complex offers diverse benefits for formulation development, including: an efficient depot system with improved stability of retinol against UVA and UVB, controlled release, stable dispersion and emulsions and very good skin compatibility.
The award was accepted by Carole Lin, General Manager, Performance Materials, China & Hong Kong, DKSH, together with Karen Yang, Business Director, Biosolutions, East Asia, Wacker. DKSH provides Market Expansion Services to Wacker Biosolutions and exclusively distributes its silicones in Asia. In China and Korea, DKSH's distribution of the products targets the personal care and home care segments.
Ringier's innovation award winners are selected by a panel of independent judges for technical and product excellence and for making a significant technological contribution to China's personal care and cosmetics industry. 2018 marks the second consecutive year that DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award. In 2017, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients” for its product ExpertGel®, a thermosensitive water thickening agent, produced by its valued business partner, Polymer Expert.
Cesar Saez, Vice President, Personal Care Industry, DKSH, commented: “We are delighted to once again win a Technology Innovation Award and be recognized by Ringier for technical and product excellence in the anti-aging category. Thanks to our strong relationship with Wacker and our commitment to providing innovative ingredients for formulation development, our customer base in Asia greatly benefits from the diverse Wacker Cavamax W8/Retinol complex in a broad range of applications.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH (China) Co., Ltd.
Penny Gu
Assistant Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +86 21 5058 8241
penny.gu@dksh.com
DKSH Performance Materials
Daniel Hollister
Manager, Group Communications, Performance Materials
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.hollister@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 countries – 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 countries and around 1,010 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 894.1 million in 2017.