DKSH innovative specialty chemicals

DKSH Business Line Specialty Chemicals Industry is a leading chemical distributor and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners in the graphics, electronics, paints and coatings, polymers, fibers and adhesives and industrial specialties industries.

We provide specialty chemicals to manufacturers in the paints, coatings, inks, polymers, engineering plastics, adhesives, rubber, agrochemical, petrochemical, packaging, graphics, technical film and other specialty industries.

We help our customers to develop new innovative products and applications in collaboration with our valuable suppliers and our team of specialized staff.
 

What DKSH can do for you

With our long-standing business contacts and strategic market insight, we develop new and alternative sources for innovative high-performance specialty chemicals that help drive your business success. Through our comprehensive global network, which gives instant access to markets around the world, we provide responsible and traceable sourcing of hard-to-find specialty raw materials, chemicals and products.

We develop tailor-made new products, formulations and breakthrough applications in collaboration with our team of chemists and chemical engineers from our dedicated award-winning Innovation Centers. Our market insight and broad overview enables us to scout for trends in products and technology in the vast global chemicals industry.

We provide all the required marketing and sales services as well as distribution and inbound logistics for companies lacking a global footprint. We have the capability to manage your entire supply chain, including import and export management, warehousing solutions and value-added services.
 

Our services at a glance

We offer tailored services that create new opportunities for clients and customers including:

Get the most innovative materials worldwide

  • We provide early trend scouting of innovative raw materials and screening of new suppliers in accordance with international standard audit performance
  • We source hard-to-find raw materials and cost-effective products through our global supplier network
  • We provide in-house quality assurance and control, cGMP audits and regulatory affairs
  • We provide tailor-made product modifications and develop products
  • We negotiate purchase orders and contracts with suppliers
  • We provide just-in-time delivery and availability based on agreements
  • We provide project management, technical transfer and troubleshooting
  • We define product specifications together with our customers

Develop new products, ideas and patents with us

  • Our innovation centers develop prototype finished product formulations for start-up products, product testing and demonstration
  • We provide information exchange on global/regional/local market trends with customers and suppliers
  • We collaborate with customers and suppliers to develop customized finished product formulations
  • We assist customers in troubleshooting difficulties and provide technical transfer
  • We assist in clinical trials, efficacy testing and home usage tests
  • We support technical seminars for customers in collaboration with suppliers
  • We provide regulatory affairs support

Benefit from our efficient manufacturing process control and superior quality

  • We scout, screen and manage toll manufacturers
  • We develop new suppliers producing new products exclusively for us, sold under the DKSH brand
  • We develop and manage production technology transfer
  • We provide project management and troubleshooting

Let us bring your products to new markets

  • We develop market access strategies and business plans
  • Our regulatory affairs knowledge and expertise allows market entry and product registration in major chemical markets
  • We expand your market potential through our technical expertise, capabilities and market insights
  • We attain import licenses, importation through customs, maintain relations with national and international authorities and handle regulatory affairs
  • We provide marketing support and give market feedback to suppliers and customers
  • We organize technical seminars and lectures to build and enhance technical expertise
  • We participate in industry exhibitions and industry associations
  • We establish market feedback mechanisms related to global trends and innovations

We deliver in time, on budget and in line with your specifications

  • We have well-established distribution channels and extensive local customer networks
  • We provide a dedicated logistics service, including handling of products under special conditions, such as dangerous goods/hazardous materials, transportations in cool and top-ventilated containers
  • We provide an advisory service on transportation safety
  • We coordinate with warehousing manpower and facilities for stock handling
  • Our DKSH IT systems supports supply chain management services, from material requirements planning to delivery at customer sites
  • Use our global logistics network for just-in-time delivery of materials

We care about new products and accompany them all the way

  • Our experienced sales support are focused on your complete product and service satisfaction

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.

  • Making the best connections

    When a customer approaches us with a problem, the combination of DKSH’s global network and expert knowledge means we will find the right solution.

  • Intelligent and customized solutions with WACKER

    In 2013, DKSH started a new strategic regional partnership with WACKER, a leading international provider of specialty chemicals. Established in 1914 in Burghausen, Germany, WACKER initially focused on the domestic market before continually extending its international network. Today, the company has 24 production sites and generates over 80% of its sales outside Germany. Looking to gain market leadership for its biotech and silicone products in Asia, the highly diversified company has found just the right partner in DKSH.

DKSH Discover: Now available in Poland!Innovative ingredients and specialty chemicals at your digital fingertips

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Are you looking for a more convenient and accessible solution to source your specialty chemicals and ingredients? Well now you can access the vast range of products from DKSH Performance Materials 24/7!

Explore our brand new customer portal: DKSH Discover, a digital platform for specialty chemicals and ingredients for the food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industries!

Start searching for your raw materials by application, composition, function, claims and more! > Go to DKSH Discover portal