DSM OPENS R&D CENTER IN CHINA

DSM, the world-leading supplier of life science and nutritional products, performance materials and industrial chemicals, today opened its first Research and Development (R&D) Center in China. The center is located in Shanghai. The DSM R&D Center China will be the company's main R&D base in the country and will form a vital part of DSM's global R&D network. In addition to carrying out product and applications development work, the center will support DSM's businesses in several other ways: by tracking market trends, by proactively responding to the needs of customers, and through interaction with the external know-how infrastructure, such as partners in universities, scientific research institutes and industry.

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