DSM is active in nutritional and pharma ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. Its products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications. DSM's activities are grouped into four clusters: Nutrition, Pharma, Performance Materials and Industrial Chemicals.
DSM's new strategy will focus on accelerated growth and expansion of the specialty content of its portfolio, accelerated innovation, and expansion in emerging economies. The overall objective of the strategy is “strong value creation” by market-driven growth
and innovation, increased presence in emerging economies and operational excellence.
DSM intends to grow its sales in four emerging business areas; personalised nutrition, specialty packaging, biomedical materials and white/industrial biotechnology. It also intends to further grow the specialty content of its portfolio.
The company plans to continue the trend of improving its globally balanced presence by accelerating the internationalisation of its asset base and workforce. DSM has been focussing on China and India and it has also started investigating future possibilities in Russia.
DSM has sales of over Euro9bn and around 23,500 employees (2008) with headquarters in Heelen, The Netherlands.
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Key Personnel
Chairman: Feike Sijbesma
Deputy chairman: Jan Zuidam (retires 01/01/2010)
Member: Nico Gerardu
Member: Stephan Tanda
Member and CFO: Rolf-Dieter Schwalb
Member: Margo Vliegenthart
Chief innovation officer: Rob van Leen
Corporate secretary: Femke Weijtens
(Updated November 2009)
Contacts
PO Box 6500
6401 JH Heelen
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 45 578 2422
Fax: +31 45 574 0608
www.dsm.com
DSM
Company Structure
DSM is active in nutritional and pharma ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. DSM’s products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications, such as human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings and paints, housing and electrics and electronics.
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Strategy & Financial Highlights
DSM states that after successfully completing its strategy “Vision 2005 Focus and Value” in 2006, it will focus on its five year strategy of “Vision 2010 Building on Strengths” in 2007. The new strategy will focus on accelerated growth and expansion of the specialty content of its portfolio, accelerated innovation, and expansion in emerging economies. The overall objective of the strategy is “strong value creation”. (Edited from: “Message from the chairman”, “Objectives Vision 2010 – Building on Strengths"). ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
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