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 Pacific, 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 nearly 160 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.

Performance Materials Market Expansion Services across the performance materials industry

Food & Beverage

Innovative food ingredients

Personal Care

Innovative cosmetic ingredients

Pharmaceutical

Innovative pharmaceutical ingredients

Specialty Chemicals

Innovative specialty chemicals

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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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