Press releases 2008

The international success of Fabuless, DSM’s revolutionary weight management ingredient, continues with news that it is the key ingredient in a number of retail concepts now available in the Asia-Pacific region. These launches demonstrate the global appeal of Fabuless and are the commercial reflection of consumer research carried out earlier this year to determine interest and demand for the product in this region.

¹ Fabuless™ is a registered trademark of Royal DSM N.V.

DSM Nutritional Products has announced the launch of a new grade of micronutrient blends formulated specifically for the infant nutrition market.

DSM and Novozymes announce the launch of RONOZYME® ProAct, the first pure protease for the poultry industry. It meets the requirements of modern broiler feeding and reduces feed costs by maximizing protein utilization and improving nutritional value while enhancing animal performance. With the product DSM and Novozymes confirm their leadership through innovation in the field of feed enzymes.

Crowning a year of strategic partnership, Kemin Health, L.C. (Kemin), creator of FloraGLO®, the world's leading lutein brand, and DSM Nutritional Products, a premium ingredient supplier to producers of foods, beverages, and dietary supplements, are set to present results of groundbreaking, proprietary research demonstrating how lutein and zeaxanthin can aid visual performance and reduce everyday eye strain.

Combining its long experience in natural product extraction and the ALPAFLOR® philosophy, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd Branch PENTAPHARM developed ALPAFLOR® ABI COMPLEX AO, a new natural Ecocert certified treatment for irritated and sensitive skins.

DSM Nutritional Products was at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis in Rome last week to present new research that demonstrates additional benefits for their new joint health supplement, i-flex™ .

The results of two studies initiated in the 1980s indicate that β-carotene provides long-term benefits to memory and may significantly help to preserve mental fitness when taken as a supplement over many years.

Leading nutritional ingredients producer DSM Nutritional Products has launched the best Omega-3 fish oil powder to date for maternal and infant nutrition. This new formulation, ROPUFA® ‘10’ n-3 INF Powder S/SD, contains the ideal balance of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) for infant formula. It is odorless and tasteless, and it is ideally suited to meet the highly demanding standards set by the infant nutrition industry.

The CAROPHYLL® Check solution for the egg processing industry, validated by the DSM iCheck®, is a tremendous opportunity for egg users to have a raw material that will enable them to market products that correspond to the wishes of consumers. The traceability of the use of CAROPHYLL® throughout the process is essential to ensure a consistent quality standard.

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008
Innovative health and wellness concepts will be DSM’s major focus at HiE.

DSM has expanded its portfolio of innovative weight management solutions with the launch of Fabuless DE.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a global price increase for Beta-Carotene and Lycopene.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a double-digit price increase worldwide for QUALI™ -BLENDS marketed in the human nutrition industries.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a global price increase of VevoVitall® by 35%. VevoVitall is the environmentally friendly, high performance, ultra pure form of benzoic acid. This adjustment is effective immediately for all newly contracted business.

Solving hidden hunger – a condition that stunts the lives and livelihood of two billion people worldwide – is the focus of a new podcast series from SIGHT AND LIFE, the humanitarian arm of DSM, a worldwide provider of nutritional ingredients.

Royal DSM N.V. today announces that its Scotland based vitamin manufacturing facility has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard certification.

New scientific studies conducted by LifeGen Technologies, LLC, a leading genomics company based in Madison, WI in collaboration with Swiss-based DSM Nutritional Products indicate that low doses of resveratrol, a natural constituent of red wine may have significant health benefits for the heart and other organs.

Fabuless™, the successful weight management ingredient from DSM, proven to increase the feeling of satiety, has been selected as the key ingredient in SlimShots™, an exciting, new sugar-free supplement shot on the U.S. market.

DSM and ADM announced that they have reached an agreement in a patent infringement dispute concerning DSM’s U.S. Patents 5,648,261 and 5,879,927 and ADM's Ecotone® Phaffia Astaxathin product.

New research by Professors Wolfgang Köpcke and Jean Krutmann indicates that increased consumption of β-Carotene-rich food may provide long-term systemic protection against sunburn.

The production is now successfully running again at the DSM plant based in Sisseln (CH).

DSM, the world’s largest producer of vitamins for animal feed, is to enter into a strategic partnership with Yunnan Shennong Agriculture Group to supply its Optimum Vitamin Nutrition (OVN®) Premix in Yunnan Province in South West China.

DSM Nutritional Products has announced the launch of QUALI™-BLENDS.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a global price increase for all fat soluble vitamins.

DSM has announced the introduction of a new ‘Total Concept’ – a unique, integrated approach to egg production and processing.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a worldwide price increase of vitamin A by 10% for all Food, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care industries.

DSM Nutritional Products announces a global price increase of VevoVitall® by 10%.

DSM Nutritional Products and Novozymes restate their commitment to the feed market by renewing their strategic alliance agreement.

New findings published in Optometry and Vision Science on February 1st 2008 indicate that lutein and zeaxanthin play a wider role than was previously thought in improving human eyesight.

DSM Nutritional Products, stand 847, Vitafoods, Geneva, 6 – 8 May 2008

DSM Nutritional Products announces the launch of a new form of oily Vitamin A combining both GMO and allergen-free benefits for the Food, Dietary Supplement and Personal Care industries.

The Teavigo® Seal of Guarantee can now be found on a variety of products in most parts of the world, not least in the Netherlands, where the success-product Teacare® is being marketed and distributed through the Dutch pharmacies.