DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2019 in the category
“Functional Ingredients - Thickener, Emulsifier, Surfactant and others”
Media release
Shanghai, China, June 21, 2019 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, was awarded for its innovative product “Weylcare ATBS”, produced by its valued business partner WeylChem. Weylcare ATBS has many diverse benefits for formulation development, including excellent sensory feel, silky, light, cool and non-sticky UV light tolerance as well as EO-free, cold-processable and excellent bio-compatibility. It is also a multifunctional viscosity modifier for oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions and the perfect thickener for all kind of personal care applications.
The award was accepted by Carole Lin, General Manager, Performance Materials, DKSH China & Hong Kong. DKSH provides Market Expansion Services to WeylChem and exclusively distributes its products in 16 Group-wide markets. DKSH distributes the products to the personal care industry in China and Hong Kong.
2019 marks the third consecutive year that DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award. 44 innovative product entries were awarded by an independent panel of judges from around 124 submissions. Compared to 2018, this year has seen a dramatic increase in the number of participants and reflects the importance of the award in the industry. In 2017, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Stabilizer” for its product ExpertGel, created by its business partner Polymer Expert. In 2018, DKSH repeated its win in the category “Effective Ingredients” for its product Wacker Cavamax W8/ Retinol complex, produced by Wacker Biosolutions.
Carole Lin, General Manager, Performance Materials, DKSH China & Hong Kong, stated: “It is a great honor for DKSH to once again win a Technology Innovation Award by Ringier for technical and product excellence in the personal care category. This award will help us consolidate DKSH's market position in the personal care industry. Through our business relationship with WeylChem, we are committed to further enhancing our market competitiveness. Our customer base will greatly benefit from Weylcare ATBS in a broad range of applications.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH (Shanghai) 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. The Group helps other companies and brands to grow in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology sectors. DKSH’s portfolio of services includes sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 35 markets with 33,000 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2018. With its strong Swiss heritage and long business tradition since 1865, DKSH is deeply rooted in Asia Pacific. The DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, personal care and various industrial applications. With 44 innovation centers and regulatory support worldwide, we create cutting edge formulations that comply with local regulations. With around 1,080 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 960.4 million in 2018.