Performance Materials

Market Expansion
Services forSpecialty
Chemicals andIngredients

Delivering Growth – in Asia and Beyond.

1Foreword

Long before many of today’s companies were created, our founding fathers ventured to Asia to lay the foundation of what is now DKSH. They not only built
thriving businesses themselves, they also helped other companies grow and besuccessful. Now, nearly 160 years later, this is still the core of our business: weprovide a wide range of integrated Market Expansion Services to grow the business of our partners.
Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners in the specialty chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical andpersonal care industries. Our clients (chemical and ingredients manufacturers)
rely on our in-depth expertise to drive market penetration for their products. Ourcustomers (manufacturers of end products in a variety of industries) count on ourknow-how and networks for trend-setting specialized raw materials.
Natale CapriCo-Head Business Unit
Performance Materials

As well as distribution and logistics, marketing and sales and after-sales services
we provide cutting-edge solutions and formulations from our 53 state-of-the-art
innovation centers, regulatory consulting and product registration, sourcing ofhard-to-find raw materials and ingredients, as well as a range of marketing information services.
On average, our business partners work with us for more than ten years. They
appreciate our passionate and highly committed specialists, our unparalleledlocal knowledge and infrastructure, as well as our service-driven business model.
Coupled with our strong financial background, this makes us a reliable and trustworthy partner for the long run.

Thomas SulCo-Head Business Unit
Performance Materials

10Some of Our Key Clients2DKSH at a Glance

We enrich people’s lives by providing access to goods, services, and insights. As the trusted partner for companies looking to grow their business in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, we blend Swiss corporate
governance and international compliance standards with nearly 160 yearsof experience.

Consumer Goods

Healthcare

A leading distributor and market expansion services partner for fast-moving consumer goods, food services,and luxury & lifestyle companies, providing a full range of integrated solutions to support our partners' journeyof growth in Asia Pacific.

A leading distributor and commercial outsourcing partner of choicefor pharmaceutical, OTC, consumer
health, and medical device companies,
providing partners with a full range ofcommercial outsourcing and market
expansion services in Asia Pacific andSwitzerland.

A leading global distributor of specialty
chemicals and ingredients for the foodand beverage, pharmaceutical, personalcare, and specialty chemicals industries,
providing a full range of market expansion services to support partners' business growth across Asia Pacific, Europe,and North America.

• 1865: three Swiss entrepreneurs
sail east to Asia and establish
flourishing companies• 2002: DKSH is born through themerger of Swiss trading houses
Diethelm Keller Services Asia andSiberHegner

Our Business Units:

Performance Materials

Key Dates in Our History• 2012: DKSH becomes a publicly
listed company on the SIX Swiss
Exchange

TechnologyA leading global distributor of capital
investment goods and analytical instruments, providing a full range ofmarket expansion services to ensurebusiness growth for partners in Asia
Pacific.

Consumer goods,
healthcare products

ClientCustomer

B2B/B2C

Manufacturer

Market insights

Market insights

RetailerManufacturer

B2B

We support our clients in marketing, selling, and distributing
products, provide after-sales
services and market insights in
new and existing markets

Specialty chemicals and ingredients, analytical instruments,
capital investment goods

We support our customers ingetting the best raw materials, products, and brands at thebest price, and we provide themwith knowledge and market insights

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Business Unit Performance Materials

DKSH Performance Materials is a leading global distributorof specialty chemicals and ingredients for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, and specialty chemicals industries.

We research, develop, and launch new product ideas andvalue-added formulations thanks to the deep industry expertise, application know-how, and the innovative approachof our 1,600 specialists in 33 markets.

We provide instant access to markets around the world
through our comprehensive network, global relationships,and sourcing offices strategically located worldwide.

This enables our customers to benefit from strategic market
insights, reduced operating costs, decreased time-to-market intervals, competitive prices, and new revenue opportunities as they grow their businesses in new and existing
markets.

We develop cutting-edge solutions and formulations fromour 53 state-of-the-art innovation centers, allowing us tomeet the ever-growing needs of our customers, create opportunities for our clients, and strengthen our competitiveadvantage.

Business Unit Performance Materials’ network covers 85 percent of the global chemical distribution market.

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Our Service Offering

Core Services for Clients and Customers
We provide a broad and tailored range of service offeringsfor business partners in the specialty chemicals, food andbeverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries:• Distribution and logistics: we provide opportunities for
distribution across our vast and growing geographic footprint. We provide complete inbound logistics with just-intime delivery and cater for customized repackaging• Marketing and sales: we develop market access strategies and turn ideas into success. We innovate new marketing ideas and concepts and create new market opportunities for existing ingredients and specialty chemicals inaccordance with local regulations• After-sales services: we remain connected to our business partners and accompany their products all the way. We
are invested in providing complete customer satisfaction

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Value-Added Services for Clients andCustomers
In addition to our core services, we
also offer a range of customized value-added services for clients and customers:• Innovation & Formulation: we develop cutting-edge products andformulations from our network of
53 state-of-the-art innovation centers located worldwide. We generateideas, ensure compliance, and provide technical training to increase
market coverage for our clients. Our
business partners benefit from a
range of tailor-made solutions that
reduce time to market and increase
competitive advantage• Regulatory: the regulatory landscape around the world is far fromhomogeneous. It is becoming in-creasingly complex as many countries introduce new systems and certification schemes to safeguard theireconomies. Keeping abreast of thesechanges can become very time-consuming for companies looking to expand in different markets. Our network of on-the-ground regulatory
specialists have a deep understanding of regulatory environments andprovide a range of support services
to ensure our business partners arecompliant• Sourcing: we provide instant accessto markets around the world, including the major chemical producing
countries. Our comprehensive network of over 60 sourcing specialists
procures hard-to-find ingredientsand chemicals and identifies reliable alternative sources for specificquality, price, quantity, and delivery
needs. We also act as an early trend

scout to share knowledge of latest
developments and technologies, ensuring our business partners remain
one step ahead• Digital@PM: our Digital@PM function supports our clients and sales
force to drive business growth withintegrated information management. Through next level digitalsystems, we provide marketing intelligence, trend analysis, and bestin-class reporting. With local insights
and a global perspective, we uncover
new market trends with reliable market research and introduce products
based on hot market opportunities

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Food & Beverage IngredientsBusiness Line Food & Beverage Ingredients is a leading food ingredients distributor and global provider of MarketExpansion Services for business partners in the beverage, dairy, confectionery, bakery, food supplements, nutrition, processed food, and food service
industries.

Beverage and dairy

Food supplements and nutrition• Flavors• Amino acids• Fruit and vegetable juice concentrates• Antioxidants• Health ingredients• Immune boosters• Milk constituents• Sweeteners• Natural colors

Our teams of food technologists andscientists, nutritionists, and innovation centers work closely with ourmanufacturing customers in the foodand beverage industry. We qualify,register, stock, market, and distribute a comprehensive range of food ingredients and additives for the highly
diverse and growing range of applications in packaged foods and beverages.

• Sweeteners• Weight management and intestinal
ingredients

Confectionery and bakery• Bakery fillings• Colors• Flavors• Dietary fibers (inulin, beta glucans,FOS, arabinoglactan), Enzymes• Vitamins
Processed food and food service• Flavors• Condiments• Chocolate couvertures• Frozen seafood• Emulsifiers• Frozen fruit and vegetables• Glazors• Glazes• Health ingredients• Marinades• Minerals• Meat subsitutes• Stabilizers• Olive oils

• Plant extracts• Sweet and savory toppings/fillings• Probiotics• Toll-manufactured spice blends• Preservatives• Wines• Processing aids
• Soluble and insoluble fibers• Sweeteners

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Personal Care Industry

Business Line Personal Care Industry is a leading personal care and cosmetic ingredient and formulation distributor and global provider of Market
Expansion Services for business partners in the personal care and cosmetics industry.
We provide cosmetic ingredients tomanufacturers in the personal careindustry for a wide variety of applications, including skin care, hair care andcolor, oral care, sun care, make-up, toiletries, and household.

Product Groups• Humectants• Actives• Mineral oils and vaseline• Anti-irritants• Moisturizers• Anti-microbials• Opacifiers• Antioxidants• Pearlizers• Care polymers• Pigments• Cleansing surfactants• Preservatives• Colorants and dyes

• Rheology/viscosity modifiers• Conditioners• Specialty silicones• Depilatory ingredients• Solubilizers• Delivery systems• Softener quats• Dispersing agents• Specialty additives• Dyes• Styling polymers• Emollients• Surfactants• Emulsifiers• Texturizers• Extracts• UV filters• Exfoliants• Vegetal oils and butters• Fragrances• Vitamins• Flavors• Waxes• Hair coloration

8Pharmaceutical Industry

Business Line Pharmaceutical Industry
is a leading pharmaceutical distributor
and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners in
the pharmaceutical industry.
We provide pharmaceutical ingredients to manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry for synthesis and formulation.

• Fillers

Animal Care Industry• In-house film coating (white andclear)• Animal health (anti-infectives, vaccines, fertility control)• Lubricants• Farm hygiene (including cleaningsystems, sanitization solutions)• Sweeteners• Premixes for color coating/decorative coating and branding• Taste masker• Feed additives (including toxin binders, vitamins, amino acids)• Protein sources (including pork meal,fish meal, yeast powder)

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(APIs)

Pharmaceutical Synthesis• Antibiotics• Coupling agents• Anti-cancer• Building blocks• Anaesthetics• Intermediates• Central nervous system (CNS)• Process chemicals• Final dosage forms• Protecting agents• Generic drugs• Solvents

Biopharma• Green shell mussel powder• Tailor-made intermediates• Buffers• Hormones• Plant extracts
Excipients• Aromas• Binders• DisintegrantsEnteric coating

Nutraceuticals
Innovative nutraceuticals for use invarious applications, including:

Packaging Materials• Atmosphere control packaging• Aluminium packaging• Blister foils• Packaging for liquids• Solvents• Yeast extracts• Peptones• Blood sugar control• Cell culture• Cholesterol control• Growth factors• Skin beauty• Products for clean room management• Weight loss

• Excipients for injectables

9Specialty Chemicals Industry

Business Line Specialty Chemicals Industry is a leading chemical distributor
and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners inthe specialty chemicals industry.
We provide specialty chemicals to
manufacturers for a wide variety of applications, including paints, coatings,inks, polymers, engineering plastics,adhesives, rubbers, agrochemicals,petrochemicals, packaging, graphics,technical films, and other specialties.
Pigments• Anticorrosion pigments• Chlorinated rubber• Monomers• Epoxy• Oligomers• Fluorinated resins• Plasticizers• Gum rosin• Photoacid generators• Hydrocarbon• Photo-initiators• Nitrocellulose• PVC stabilizers• Polyamides• Rheology modifiers• Polyesters• Scavengers• Polyurethanes• Specialty masterbatch• SBR (emulsions)• Stabilizers• Silicones and silicates• Surface tension modifiers• Unsaturated polyester• Technical fillers• Vinyl Esters• UV absorbers• Waxes• Carbon blackSpecialty Additives• Adhesion promoters• Cadmium pigments• AntiblockingPolymers• ABS and SAN• Complex inorganic pigments• Antioxidants• Bio-polymers• Lead-chrome pigments• Antistatic• EPDM• Metallic pigments• Biocides and fungicides• Epoxy• Organic pigments• Catalysts and crosslinkers• Epoxy novolac resins• Pearlescent pigments• Chain extenders• Fluoropolymers• Pigments for security applications• Coalescing agents• LFT• Pigments for special effects: fluorescent,photoluminescent, texture, soft-touch• Corrosion inhibitors• Optical polymer materials• Defoamers• PEEK, PEI, PEAK

• Synthetic iron oxide• Dispersing and wetting agents• PBT• Display (OLED, QLED)• Photopolymers• Driers• Polyamides (6, 46, 66, 12)• Flame retardants• Polycarbonates• Flow modifiers• Polyester/unsaturated Polyesters• Impact modifiers• Polyolefins• Alkyds• Lithium secondary batteries (electrolytes,anodes, cathodes and separators)• POM• Amino resins• Lubricants• Catalysts, crosslinkers, curing agents andhardeners• Matting agents• SBR• TiO2• Ultramarine blue and violet pigments
Binders (waterborne, solvent-borne, solvent-free and UV technologies)• Acrylics• PPE• UHMWPEDKSH Holding Ltd.
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Edition 2024