In 2002 DSM completed the sale of its petrochemicals operation in anticipation
of future market movements.
This was followed by the acquisition of Roche's Vitamins & Fine Chemicals
Division in October 2003, which was subsequently renamed
DSM Nutritional Products.
In February 2005 NeoResins, the coating resins business of Avecia was
purchased. Now known as DSM NeoResins+
, this acquisition forms part of
DSM Resins, a business group in the performance materials cluster.
In July 2005 this acquisition was followed by the sale of DSM Bakery
Ingredients to the Dutch investment company Gilde Investment Management.
In October 2005 DSM acquired the Chinese resins company Syntech.
In July 2007 DSM acquired Pentapharm
Holding Ltd., which manufactures active ingredients and system solutions
for the cosmetics industry and is also present in niche pharmaceutical and
diagnostics markets.
