DSM’s Performance Materials R&D focuses on researching and developing
high-quality, cost-efficient synthetic materials tailored to meet customers’
performance criteria in terms of specific structural and functional
properties. R&D in this area also concentrates on the transition to specialty
materials with a higher added value, such as bioterials, making use of
knowledge and competences shared with DSM’s Nutrition and Pharma R&D.
Markets served by this R&D activity include the automotive sector, the
electrical and electrics industry, coatings, and construction.
Core competences
The core competences of the Performance
Materials R&D cluster are:
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Polymerization Chemistry & Catalysis
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Polycondensation Chemistry
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Network Chemistry
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Process Technology
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Materials Processing
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Material Properties
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Molecular Polymer Physics
