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Inside <strong>DKSH</strong>Expandingour global footprintAs the No. 1 provider of Market Expansion Services with a focus on Asia,<strong>DKSH</strong> helps <strong>com</strong>panies to grow their business in new and existing markets.We constantly <strong>expand</strong> our on-the-ground logistics which today include22,500 specialists, 610 business locations, 180 distribution centers, and accessto 550,000 customers in 35 countries.Integrating two new agenciesfor <strong>DKSH</strong> Technology.With the acquisition of the Japanesebusiness of Mikron Machining,a Swiss machine toolsmanufacturer, <strong>DKSH</strong> is <strong>expand</strong>ingits technology portfolio. Byintegrating Mikron Machining’slocal and after-sales operationsinto our Business Unit, we <strong>com</strong>bineestablished products withour market expansion expertise.We have also acquired Trekintalin Taiwan, which gives us a newlocal presence and customer basefrom which to develop our instrumentsbusiness in Taiwan.Business Unit: TechnologyFirst ever Levi’s store openedin Cambodia. After representingLevi’s in Thailand for 20 years,<strong>DKSH</strong> opened the doors to theCambodian market for this globalbrand. In October 2010, Levi’smade its debut at a newly openedstate-of-the-art department storein the center of Phnom Penh.The store offers a range of productsfor women and men, includingthe iconic jeans, shirts,and accessories. Custom fittingis also available. The aim of theexpansion is to tap into Cambodia’semerging middle class, raisingtheir awareness and appreciationof branded goods.Business Unit: Consumer GoodsNew lab-scale beverage trialplant in Bangkok. Our newlab-scale beverage pilot plant inBangkok is designed to reducemarket entry time for regionalbeverage and dairy manufacturersby providing state-of-the-arttesting facilities. The plant includesa <strong>com</strong>plete line of pasteurization/UHT,homogenization,and bottling equipmentwith testing capabilities for pH,solid analyses, viscosity, etc.Full-size trials are often expensivefor manufacturers. Withsmall-scale testing, <strong>DKSH</strong> canreduce costs and market entrytimes with customized solutions.Business Unit: PerformanceMaterialsNew offices in Myanmar. As<strong>DKSH</strong> Myanmar kept growing,we decided to build a central officebuilding for all Business Unitsin Yangon. We have successfully<strong>com</strong>pleted construction and relocatedto the new offices. Our newsix-story building hosts the officesof four Business Units as well assome of our suppliers’ offices. Thedistribution center for BusinessUnit Healthcare is part of thebuilding, too. The site is convenientlylocated so that bothdowntown areas and Yangon InternationalAirport can be easilyreached.Business Units: ConsumerGoods, Healthcare, PerformanceMaterials, Technology48<strong>expand</strong> 01/2011
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