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P.O. Box 6500
Heerlen 6401 JH, Netherlands
Phone: +31 45 578 81 11; Fax: +31 45 571 97 53
Web: www.dsm.com
E-mail: info@dsm.com
KEY PERSONNEL: Peter Elverding; Chairman
Arnold Gratama Van Andel; acting CFO
Paul Fuchs; Corporate Secretary
Rob van Leen; Chief Innovation Officer
Bernard van Schaik; Communications
EMPLOYEES: 21,820 employees
HISTORY: Founded in 1902
Aquired Chemie Linz and Deretil (1996)
Aquired Gist-brocades (1998)
Aquired Catalytica Pharmaceuticals (2000)
Aquired Roche's Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division (10/03)
Acquired NeoResins (2/05)
FACILITIES: More than 250 offices and production sites in more than 40 countries
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: EURONEXT--DSMN
Net sales EUR8.195b (YE 05) compared to EUR7.832b (YE 04)
Net profit EUR527M (YE 05) compared to EUR293M (YE 04)
Earnings per share EUR2.68/share (YE 05) compared to EUR1.41/share
(YE 04)
Total assets EUR10.025b (YE 05) compared to EUR9.626b (YE 04)
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: Nutrition--DSM Nutritional Products (Human nutrition and health, Animal
nutrition and health), DSM Food Specialties
Pharma--DSM Pharmaceutical Products, DSM Anti-Infectives
Performance Materials--DSM Elastomers, DSM Engineering Plastics, DSM
Resins and DSM Dyneema
Industrial Chemicals--DSM Fibre Intermediates, DSM Melamine, DSM Agro
and DSM Energy
DSM Venturing and Business Development
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Create innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life
in the areas of human and animal nutrition and health, cosmetics,
pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings, housing and electrics
and electronics
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
Genomatica Inc. Genomatica's
and licensing 4/05
SimPheny
agreement
Genomatica Inc. implementation of expanded multi-year 6/06
Genomatica's metabolic collaboration and
modeling and simulation
technologies and
capabilities to help DSM
develop improved
biological processes for
product production
licensing agreement
PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Products for the pharmaceutical, food and feed and agrochemical industries
High-quality materials such as UV-coatings for optical fibers, elastomers,
engineering plastics and resins for dry and wet paints and for the production
of pipes, tanks and containers
Production of fiber feedstock, melamine and fertilizers
Production of HPPE fiber for life protection, leisure, marine and medical
applications
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