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DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, together with German food ingredient and solution provider, WACKER, presented their latest innovations, CAVACURMIN® and HTEssence®, to the nutrition food and nutraceutical industries for the first time at their regional Food and Nutrition Seminar in Malaysia.
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DKSH and WACKER jointly introduce innovative nutraceutical ingredients to the Malaysian market
DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, together with German food ingredient and solution provider, WACKER, presented their latest innovations, CAVACURMIN® and HTEssence®, to the nutrition food and nutraceutical industries for the first time at their regional Food and Nutrition Seminar in Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 26, 2018 – DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services, jointly hosted its regional Food and Nutrition Seminar with WACKER who officially introduced its latest CAVACURMIN® and HTEssence® ingredients to representatives of the nutrition food and nutraceutical industries, as well as public opinion leaders, in Malaysia.
This was the first joint event in Malaysia with WACKER, focusing on health and nutritional issues that are becoming increasingly relevant in Asia. Key speakers included:
The key speakers engaged participants in discussions on ingredients that are used for weight management, taste masking, diabetes management/low glycemic index purposes, cholesterol management as well as in skin-lightening applications. Approximately 50 industry representatives and public opinion leaders attended the event.
“Thanks to WACKER’s patented multistage synthesis method, a cost-effective process for manufacturing a highly purified form of the natural identical hydroxytyrosol – marketed under the name HTEssence® –is now available in the market. It revolutionizes the way this antioxidant is being produced and supplied to manufacturers of nutritional supplements and skincare cosmetics,” explained Dr. TiehKoun Koh. “We are also very pleased to have Dr. Kalpana Bhaskaran, one of the most distinguished experts in Glycemic Index Research, as a key seminar speaker. We are grateful for the strong support of our distribution partner DKSH in organizing such a successful event today.”
“Over the course of our six-year partnership with WACKER, we have leveraged our in-depth knowledge of the local market as well as our extensive distribution network to expand customer coverage and effectively accelerate growth for this leading German group in Malaysia,” said Carol Tan, General Manager, DKSH Performance Materials, Malaysia & Singapore. “This seminar is the first of its kind in Malaysia with WACKER, which brings our valued business partner closer to customers for greater engagement.”
About WACKER
WACKER is a globally-active chemical company with some 13,800 employees and annual sales of around EUR 4.9 billion (2017). WACKER has a global network of 23 production sites, 21 technical competence centers and 50 sales offices.
WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS
Tailored Solutions and Comprehensive Service
Using advanced biotech processes, WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS provides tailored, innovative solutions and products to the life-science sector – including pharmaceutical proteins, cyclodextrins and fermentation – generated cysteine. The division focuses on developing customized solutions for growth sectors, such as food ingredients, pharmaceutical actives and agrochemicals.
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.
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DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad | |
Ngim Siew Lee Manager, Branding & Communications Phone +60 3 7882 8883 |
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