DKSH Enters Exclusive Distribution Agreement With ADEKA Europe GmbH

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, will provide business development, marketing, sales, logistics, and distribution services for all ADEKA Europe products for the personal care industry in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

ADEKA EUROPE GMBH, based in Germany Düsseldorf, is a subsidiary of ADEKA Corporation, present in the market for more than a century. ADEKA Europe offers innovative concepts and high-quality solutions that are precisely tailored to the needs of customers and consumers.

Kazuhiro Umehara, Managing Director ADEKA Europe GmbH, said “We are proud to announce our partnership with DKSH. Having demonstrated their extensive market experience and product knowledge, DKSH will be our trusted partner to develop the sales in the DACH region.”

Yolanda Valenzuela, Director, Personal Care Industry Europe, DKSH, commented: "We are delighted to partner with ADEKA for three key markets in Europe. Our team of highly experienced and dedicated technical specialists look forward to introducing ADEKA’s wide range of reliable, high technical strength products to our large customer base in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria."

DKSH supports its customers to develop pioneering solutions and improve the quality of their products, especially from its state-of-the-art European personal care innovation centers in Lyon and Barcelona.

About Adeka

ADEKA Corporation has a dedicated Research & Development group equipped with latest technology and modern facilities for testing and evaluation of additives performances, which help to provide innovative solutions to the market. ADEKA Group is recognizing the needs to design products and processes that minimize their environmental footprint. ADEKA has implemented a broad range of strategies that contribute to improving the sector’s sustainability. ADEKA presence is global, having nowadays more than 12 offices, 4 R&D and 15 production sites worldwide. ADEKA Group has 5500 employees and generated a net sales of 2,3 billion Euros in 2021.