DKSH, the Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, and Total Specialties USA Inc., the American affiliate of Total S.A., a global oil and gas company, have signed a Distributor Sales agreement covering the US cosmetics and personal care markets.
DKSH North America’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a Market Expansion Services provider and distributor of personal care and cosmetics ingredients, and Total Specialties USA Inc. (Total) have signed an agreement for DKSH North America to distribute Total’s Gemseal range in the USA. Gemseal are hydrocarbon emollients recommended for the formulation of dermocosmetic products such as skin care, hygiene, make-up, hair care and sun care applications.
Kai Martin, Co-Head Business Unit Performance Materials North America, at DKSH, commented: “This range complements our existing portfolio of personal care and cosmetics ingredients.”
About Total in the United States
The Total group has been active in the United States since 1957. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, its US businesses span the energy sector and are involved in Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals, Marketing & Services, Natural Gas Trading & Marketing, Crude Oil and Refined Products Trading & Marketing, Specialty Chemicals, and New Energies.
About DKSH
DKSH is a Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 770 business locations in 36 countries – 740 of them in Asia – and 28,300 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 10.1 billion in 2015. DKSH was founded in 1865. The company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia.
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, North America and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients for pharmaceutical, personal care, food & beverage as well as various industrial applications. In addition, it creates cutting-edge concepts and applications in 26 innovation centers located worldwide. With 100 business locations in 30 countries and around 970 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 782.5 million in 2015.
