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Historical highlights 1981 - today

1981 - 1990
  • 1983 Foundation of DSM Resins
  • 1987 DSM acquires Andeno
  • 1988 Production of sweetener aspartame starts
  • 1989 DSM becomes a publicly listed company
  • 1989 DSM acquires Copolymer Rubber & Chemical Corporation in the US
1990 - 2000
  • 1990 Start of production of Stanyl
  • 1990 Creation of DSM Elastomers
  • 1990 Construction of first Dyneema plant
  • 1991 Acquisition of ACF Chemie
  • 1992 DSM Engineering Plastics Emmen is formed
  • 1993 Acquisition of fine chemical activities of Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • 1997 Acquisition of Vestolen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  • 1997 Sale of Curver to Rubbermaid Inc.
  • 1998 Acquisition of Gist-brocades
  • 1998 Gist-brocades divisions integrated into Life Science Products cluster
2000 - today
  • 2000 Acquisition of Catalytica Pharmaceuticals in US
  • 2001 Sale of DSM Engineering Plastic Products to Quadrant
  • 2002 Sale of DSM Petrochemicals to SABIC
  • 2002 DSM celebrates 100th anniversary
  • 2002 DSM is given title of ‘Royal’
  • 2003 Acquisition of Roche Vitamins & Fine Chemicals Division
  • 2005 Acquisition of NeoResins
  • 2005 Sale of DSM Bakery Ingredients to Gilde Investment Management
  • 2005 New DSM strategy towards 2010: accelerate growth, innovation, portfolio quality
  • 2006 DSM sells iodine business to Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM)
  • 2006 Holland Sweetener Company exits from aspartame business
  • 2006 DSM strengthens position in weight management by acquiring Lipid Technologies Provider AB
  • 2007 DSM acquired Pentapharm Holding Ltd.
  • 2007 DSM announces new breakthrough polymer
  • 2007 DSM NeoResins+ completes new factory for waterborne alkyd resins in Hoek van Holland (NL)
  • 2008 DSM acquires American specialty-resins producer Soluol
  • 2008 DSM completes acquisition of The Polymer Technology Group Inc.
  • 2008 DSM doubles Stanyl® capacity with opening of new plant in Geleen (NL)
  • 2008 DSM to sell Solutech to Lydall, Inc.
  • 2009 Opening of DSM China Campus
  • 2009 DSM celebrates twenty years as a listed company
  • 2009 DSM opens new factory for waterborne acrylic resins in Waalwijk (NL)
  • 2009 DSM and NCPC sign contracts to establish nutrition and anti-infectives joint ventures in China
  • 2009 DSM acquires Biopract in Germany
  • 2009 DSM first company to endorse the 'Roadmap to End Global Hunger'
Other highlights

1902 - 1940
1941 - 1980

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