DSM (company)

Royal DSM N.V.

Type	Naamloze vennootschap
Traded as	Euronext: DSM
Industry	Chemicals
Founded	1902
Headquarters	Heerlen, Netherlands
Key people	Feike Sijbesma (CEO), Rolf-Dieter Schwalb (CFO), Rob J. Routs (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products	Nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients, performance materials, chemicals for polymer manufacture
Revenue	€9.050 billion (2010)[1]
Operating income	€802 million (2010)[1]
Profit	€507 million (2010)[1]
Total assets	€10.48 billion (end 2010)[1]
Total equity	€5.577 billion (end 2010)[1]
Employees	21,911 (end 2010)[1]
Website	www.dsm.com

DSM Headquarters, Heerlen, the Netherlands 2011

DSM (in full Koninklijke DSM N.V., or Royal DSM N.V.) is a multinational life sciences and materials sciences-based company. DSM's global end markets include food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM employs just over 22,000 people worldwide and delivered annual net sales of around €9 billion in 2010. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam.

History

DSM was established in 1902 as a state-owned coal mining company. Through the years the company diversified into fertilizers and other chemicals. After 1965, when the decision was taken to phase out the mining operations, this diversification was accelerated. By the time the last mine closed (in 1973), DSM had transformed into a chemical company.

In 1989 DSM was privatized and its shares were floated on the stock exchange. In 1998 the company merged with the Dutch food products and biotechnology group Gist-brocades. In 2000 it acquired the US company Catalytica Pharmaceuticals. In 2002 DSM sold its petrochemical division (naphtha crackers and polyolefin plants) to SABIC of Saudi Arabia. In 2003, DSM acquired the nutritional products business (including vitamins) of Roche. In 2005 NeoResins, the coating resins business of Avecia was purchased. In 2010 the Agro and Melamine business groups were sold to Orascom Construction Industries. In February 2011 DSM finalized its acquisition of U.S-based Martek Biosciences Corporation. In 2010 DSM reached agreement with Sinochem Group to form a 50/50 global joint venture for DSM Anti-Infectives with effect from 1 January 2011. A formal announcement on the launch of this joint venture, named DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, was made on 31 August 2011.

Name

The name DSM is the acronym of the English translation of the company's original Dutch name, De Nederlandse Staatsmijnen (Dutch State Mines). In 1973, after the last mine was closed, the company decided to carry the acronym as its name.

Company information

DSM's end markets end markets include food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM has annual net sales of around €9 billion^[1] and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations on five continents. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

Activities

DSM's activities are grouped into four clusters: Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals, Performance Materials and Polymer Intermediates.^[2]

In Life Sciences the company is active in Nutrition and Pharma

The Nutrition cluster comprises DSM Nutritional Products and DSM Food Specialties. These nutrition and food ingredients businesses serve the food, feed, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The nutrition cluster has customized formulation activities in more than 44 locations and a marketing/sales presence reaching over 60 countries. Manufacturing technologies in the Nutrition cluster are largely based on biotechnology, fermentation, chemical process technology and particle engineering. In February 2011 DSM finalized its acquisition of U.S-based Martek Biosciences Corporation for US$1,087 million. This acquisition adds new growth platforms for natural, healthy Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) and nutrition ingredients (Omega-3 DHA and Omega-6 ARA).

The Pharma cluster comprises the business groups DSM Pharmaceutical Products and DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (formerly DSM Anti-Infectives). DSM Pharmaceutical Products is a leading independent supplier to the pharmaceutical industry. Many of today’s medicines around the world contain ingredients produced by DSM. DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals is one of the few penicillin producers outside of China.

In Materials Sciences the company is active in Performance Materials and Polymer Intermediates

The Performance Materials cluster comprises the business groups DSM Engineering Plastics, DSM Dyneema and DSM Resins. The business groups’ products are used in a wide variety of end-use markets: the automotive industry, the aviation industry, the electrical and electronics industry, the sports and leisure industries, the paint and coatings industry and the construction industry.

The Polymer Intermediates cluster consists of DSM Fibre Intermediates. DSM Fibre Intermediates produces caprolactam and acrylonitrile, which are raw materials for synthetic fibers and engineering plastics.

Business groups

DSM Nutritional Products is the world's largest supplier of nutritional ingredients, such as vitamins, carotenoids (antioxidants and pigments), enzymes, other biochemicals and fine chemicals and premixes for humans and animals. Its main customers are feed, food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, personal care and flavor/fragrance companies.

DSM Food Specialties is a manufacturer of food enzymes, cultures, yeast extracts and other specialty ingredients for the global food and beverage industries. DSM Food Specialties supplies advanced ingredients for the food industry, mainly manufactured with the aid of fermentation and enzyme technology, among other technologies. These ingredients are found in well-known food brands for the dairy, baking, fruit juice, beer, wine, savory and functional food segments.

DSM Pharmaceutical Products provides custom contract manufacturing and development services to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Customers are serviced from five manufacturing sites in the United States and Europe. These customers include pharmaceutical companies and agrochemical multinationals as well as a large number of biotech, specialty and emerging companies across the globe.

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals produces penicillin G and penicillin intermediates (6-APA and 7-ADCA), active pharmaceutical ingredients such as semisynthetic penicillins and semi-synthetic cefalosporins (beta-lactams) and other active pharmaceutical ingredients such as nystatin.

DSM Engineering Plastics manufactures polyamides, polyesters and extrudable adhesive resins. These materials are used mainly in technical components for the electrical and electronics, automotive, engineering and packaging industries.

DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema ultra-strong fiber. This fiber, based on ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), is used in many applications in various end-markets, such as life protection, shipping, fishing, offshore, sailing, medical and textiles.

DSM Resins manufactures products used in a wide variety of applications such as paints, wind mills and automotive. End-markets include building and construction, transport and industry. DSM Resins is also the world's largest manufacturer of fiber optic coatings. The business group employs over 2,400 people and has 22 manufacturing plants across the world.

DSM Fibre Intermediates produces caprolactam and acrylonitrile, which are raw materials for synthetic fibers and engineering plastics. Caprolactam is the raw material for polyamide 6, used in textiles, floor coverings, industrial yarns and engineering plastics. Other products include ammonium sulfate (a fertilizer), diaminobutane, sodium cyanide, and cyclohexanone.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Annual Report 2010". DSM. http://www.annualreport2010.dsm.com/pages/Homepage.html. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
2. ^ Activities

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