The activities of DSM are grouped into five clusters: Nutrition, Pharma,
Performance Materials, Polymer Intermediates and Base Chemicals and Materials.
Nutrition
The Nutrition cluster comprises DSM Nutritional
Products and DSM Food Specialties. The main customers are food, beverages,
feed and flavor/fragrance companies across the world. The activities in this
cluster are to a large extent based on DSM’s in-depth knowledge of
biotechnology (including fermentation, genomics and biocatalysis), organic
chemistry and formulation technologies and on the company’s broad application
knowledge. DSM holds leading positions in the markets for ingredients for
human and animal nutrition and health and personal care. The groups in this
cluster work closely together in marketing and sales, R&D and production
facilities among other things.
Pharma
The Pharma cluster comprises the business groups DSM
Pharmaceutical Products and DSM Anti-Infectives. DSM is one of the world’s
leading independent suppliers to the pharmaceutical industry, with some 40% of
today’s top-selling medicines in the world containing ingredients developed
and produced by DSM.
Performance Materials
The Performance Materials cluster
comprises the business groups DSM Engineering Plastics, DSM Dyneema and DSM
Resins. All of these specialize in the manufacture of technologically
sophisticated, high-quality products that are tailored to meet customers’
performance criteria. The products are used in a wide variety of end-use
markets: the automotive industry, the aviation industry, the electrics &
electronics industry, the sports and leisure industries, the coatings industry
and the construction industry.
Polymer Intermediates
The Polymer Intermediates cluster
consists of DSM Fibre Intermediates. DSM is the global leader in the supply
and production technology of caprolactam, the raw material for Nylon-6. We
produce on three continents and supply customers all over the world. And DSM
Acrylonitrile is one of the leading manufacturers of acrylonitrile.
Base Chemicals and Materials
The Base Chemicals and Materials
cluster comprises the business groups DSM Agro, DSM Elastomers, DSM Melamine
and DSM Energy. DSM produces basic materials for plastics and materials,
high-grade construction materials for medical applications, cars and
electronic appliances. And we are also among the leading producers of
fertilizers and related products in Europe.
