DSM

Company Overview

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INTRODUCTION
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition
and materials
DSM began as a modest coal mining company in 1902
The name DSM is the initials of the English translation of the company's
original Dutch name, the NederlandseStaatsmijnen (Dutch State Mines).
Since the 1990s DSM has transformed itself, selling almost all of its
commodity chemicals activities and becoming a Life Sciences &
Materials Sciences company
DSM's activities are grouped into four clusters: Nutrition,
Pharmaceuticals, Performance Materials and Polymer Intermediates
Tagline Bright Science, Brighter Living

COMPANY INFORMATION
Founded in:

1902

Head Quarters:

Heerlen, Netherlands

Leadership:

FeikeSijbesma(CEO),Rob J. Routs[Chairman(Supervisory Board)]

Industry/Product: Chemicals
Employees:

24,349 (end 2013)

FINANCIAL STATISTICS (FY 2012 13)

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USP:
Custom contract manufacturing and development services

PRODUCT LINES

Nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients

performance materials

chemicals for polymer manufacture

COMPETITORS

Glanbia plc

Durect Corporation

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

GlaxoSmithKline Plc

Greatbatch, Inc.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is the byword for their business. That means creating

sustainable shared value for all our stakeholders based on innovations
that benefit People, Planet and Profit.
The company is in partnership with the American biofuel company
POET to commercially demonstrate and license the manufacture of
cellulosic ethanol (a biofuel) from corn crop residue through a biological
process using enzymatic hydrolysis followed by fermentation
Some of its development activities focus on what it foresees as an
eventual transition from a fossil-based economy to a bio-based
economy.

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SWOT ANALYSIS

strength

Well-established global presence through presence in Europe, Asia, the Americas and
other part of world
High customer orientation by providing provides custom chemical manufacturing
services for complex registered intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients

Weakness

Extensive dependency on the developed market exposes the business to dependency

risks
Huge market share from specific geographies also weakens the stability of the business
at times of catastrophes

Acquisitions can help in strengthening the brand in nutrition segment

Competency in photovoltaic cells manufacturing can be leveraged to meet surging
Opportunity demand

Threat

Decrease trend in revenue of the organization owing to the turbulent economic

condition
REACH regulation could put pressure on the company's profitability

DSM IN NEWS

DSM and United Nations World Food Programme have strengthened their
partnership to combat global malnutrition: 3-year extension to 2015; plan to double
number of beneficiaries up to 30 million per year
Global leader in nutritional ingredients for feed, food and personal care.
Minimizing methane with Clean Cow.
DSM brings a brighter world to CPhI 2014, with natural cholesterol-lowering
solution.

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