DKSH opens world-class specialty chemicals coatings innovation center in India Freitag, 25. Juli 2014 - 15:01

Zurich, Switzerland, July 25, 2014 – DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, has invested in a specialized facility in India to cater to the significantly growing needs of clients and customers from the paints, coatings and inks industries. It is the third innovation center that DKSH Performance Materials opened in only three years in Mumbai.

The new, 1,000 square feet innovation center is located in the premises of the “Fantree Building” which is in close vicinity to the international airport in Mumbai. It allows the company to further strengthen its Indian network and to provide its customers value-added solutions and services for paints, coatings and inks applications. Staffed with technical experts, the innovation center formulates recipes based on chemical specialties from our suppliers’ portfolio. The center specializes on product evaluation, application performance testing, re-engineering of formulations as per customer requirements, as well as on training of DKSH sales staff and customer workshops. 

Dr. Natale Capri, Co-Head Business Unit Performance Materials and Member of Group Management at DKSH said: “The coatings innovation center is a value-added service to our suppliers and customers, where we work and learn together and ultimately generate solutions and businesses which add value to our business partners.”

Atul Nagarkar, Managing Director, Business Unit Performance Materials DKSH India commented: “India is a fast growing market within DKSH’s chemical distribution activities, and we can now provide formulations and solutions based on local recipes for paints, coatings and inks. This is already the third innovation center for DKSH Performance Materials in Mumbai and we have plans for further expansion in the near future.”

In line with the company’s strategy for growth, the new research facility allows DKSH to work even closer with key clients in Asia to anticipate market trends and to offer solutions with critical advantages for clients and customers.

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 March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 735 business locations in 35 countries – 710 of them in Asia – and 26,700 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 9.6 billion in 2013.

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 27 innovation centers located worldwide. With 90 business locations in 26 countries and around 1,150 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 770 million in 2013.