DKSH Performance Materials to Launch New Environmentally-Friendly Distribution Center in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, March 11, 2022 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, plans to open a new 11,000 sqm (6.9 rai) distribution center in July 2022. The new facility will strengthen DKSH’s capillary distribution network in Thailand and reinforce the company’s position as a leading market expansion services provider of specialty chemicals and ingredients.

Strategically located within Frasers Property Logistics Center Bangplee 2, on Bang Na Trad Road KM. 19, the distribution center will ensure fast inbound and outbound transportation. The center will have easy access to Suvarnabhumi Airport and Laemchabang Port, enabling the delivery of products to customers in a faster and more cost-effective manner.

The center will feature a range of ambient and temperature-controlled warehouses, providing temperatures between 15-25 degrees Celsius. The advanced systems will ensure the necessary quality assurance for storage of food, personal care, pharmaceutical, and animal feed ingredients as well as a diverse range of specialty chemicals.

To support its Group-wide sustainability goals for achieving 35% carbon reduction by 2025 and climate neutrality by 2030 in its own operations, DKSH Thailand integrated a range of innovative and sustainable solutions at the new center to reduce carbon footprint, as well as enhance productivity and safety. The solutions will include a semi-automated pallet shuttle system, a solar panel installation, and energy-efficient LED lighting. The new facility will accommodate approximately 14,268 pallets and is expected to offset CO₂ emissions by 87.6 tons per year.

Mathias Greger, Vice President, Performance Materials, DKSH Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, commented: “We are very excited to modernize our supply chain to better serve our clients and customers. The demand for our services is fast-growing, and our new distribution center is one building block in our expansion strategy. The facility will allow us to fully leverage our capabilities in managing the supply chain, warehousing solutions, and value-added services, all of which will help to reinforce our position as a key player for performance materials in Thailand.”