DKSHChinaWinsRingier Technology Innovation Award 2021 for theFifthYear

DKSH China has retained the annual accolade of the Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2021 for the fifth consecutive year.

Media release

Shanghai, China, August 30, 2021 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials was awarded the “Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2021 – Personal Care Industry (Category: Functional Ingredients – Actives)” by Ringier, Switzerland's largest internationally operating Swiss media company.

The award was presented for the innovative product Pos-Ca, produced by DKSH's valued business partner Glico Nutrition Co., Ltd. DKSH provides market expansion services to Glico and exclusively distributes its products to the personal care industry in China.

Pos-Ca is an effective active ingredient that fits the current market demand for sensitive skin care and post-medical cosmetology care. The product is an innovative high-calcium ingredients with extremely high solubility, and which can supplement the calcium deficiency of damaged skin, improve the barrier function of the stratum corneum, and promote healthy skin renewal. Pos-Ca has also proved to be effective in promoting hair growth.

2021 marks the fifth consecutive year that DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award. This serves as a strong credential for DKSH's proven track record of market expansion services in the personal care industry:

• In 2017, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Stabilizer” for its product ExpertGel, created by its business partner Polymer Expert
• In 2018, DKSH won in the category “Effective Ingredients” for its product Wacker Cavamax W8/ Retinol complex, produced by Wacker Biosolutions
• In 2019, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Thickener, Emulsifier, Surfactant and others” for its product Weylcare ATBS, produced by Weylchem
• In 2020, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Actives” for its product Olive Active OMEGA+, produced by EG Active Cosmetics

This year, 60 innovative product entries were awarded by an independent panel of judges from around 200 submissions. The event saw a further annual increase in the number of participants and reflects the importance of the awards program in the industry.

Carole Lin, General Manager, Performance Materials, Greater China, commented: “We are delighted to receive the Ringier Innovation Award for the fifth time in a row. I am grateful to our business partner Glico for this honor. Our team continues to demonstrate high-level performance, provide regulatory support and deliver innovative solutions to support Glico in their key growth areas. I give special recognition to all those who contributed to this success through their dedication, hard work and excellent achievements.”

For further information, please contact:

DKSH (Shanghai) Ltd.

Penny Gu

Manager, Branding & Communications

Phone +86 21 5058 8241

penny.gu@dksh.com

DKSH Performance Materials

Daniel Hollister

Senior Manager, Group Marketing

Phone +44 20 8879 5500

daniel.hollister@dksh.com