DSM Company Description
DSM wants to be more specialized. The company sold its commodity petrochemicals business and now focuses on the more specialized businesses of nutritional products and performance materials. DSM's nutrition unit makes sweeteners and food enzymes, among other products, for the flavor and fragrance, food and beverage, and animal health industries. Its pharmaceutical chemicals are used in cardiovascular, AIDS, and asthma medications. The company's performance materials unit makes synthetic fibers, engineering plastics, and resins used in coatings. DSM's industrial chemical products include fiber intermediates, melamine, and agrochemicals.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of DSM's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of DSM's evolution in the marketplace.
