DKSH : exhibits personal care innovations at in-cosmetics Korea 2018

Trade show announcement

DKSH exhibits personal care innovations at in-cosmetics Korea 2018

DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, will promote an exciting portfolio of cosmetic ingredients for personal care applications at in-cosmetics Korea 2018.

Seoul, Korea, May 15, 2018 - DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading distributor of ingredients and specialty chemicals and provider of Market Expansion Services, will exhibit at in-cosmetics Korea 2018.

With 2018 marking its 4th edition, the show remains the only exhibition dedicated to personal care ingredients in Korea and will extend to a three-day event from June 13 to 15, at COEX (Hall C) in Seoul. The show will offer visitors unrivalled access to the latest raw materials, testing services and extensive learning opportunities, as well as the most innovative ingredients available on the Korean market.

DKSH will exhibit at stand M10, where its senior sales executives will be on hand to promote a portfolio of innovative ingredients, products and concepts as well as exciting products from key clients, including:

•  Active Beauty offers award-winning products for a wide range of benefits including anti-aging, self-tanning, soothing, hydrating, cooling and more from Givaudan

•  Rheology specialist for beauty and personal care formulations to bring clarity, thickening, pleasant flow and suspension of particle and beads from Coatex

•  Innovative products from Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and pioneer of new vegetal proteins

•  Surfactant specialty and mild surfactant, natural silicone replacement and natural conditioning booster from Stepan

•  Ectoin® , a natural Glycoin with anti-pollution, protection and repair benefits and clinically proven efficacy from Bitop

•  ESTOGEL, a range of innovative oil gelling agents that are more than 90% green, helping the formation of clear gel with very good suspensive ability at low concentration from PolymerExpert

•  COSMOS/ECOCERT approved products, including Gilsolide, a green alternative for light silicones and esters from Gilas

•  Fine fragrances with swiss quality based on 90 year's history from Luzi

"We are very excited to be in part of in-cosmetics Korea 2018 to continue our promotion of some truly innovative products. The show will be a great platform for us to build positive networking opportunities and shape future industry trends with our valued business partners," commented Seungpil Jang, Local Business Unit Manager, Business Unit Performance Materials, DKSH Korea.

About DKSH

DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 825 business locations in 37 countries - 800 of them in Asia - and 31,970 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 11.0 billion in 2017. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.

DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading 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 innovative and cutting-edge concepts and applications in 29

innovation centers located worldwide. With 100 business locations in 31 countries and around 1,010 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 894.1 million in 2017.

Keep up-to-date atwww.dksh.com/InCosKorea2018

For further information, please contact:

DKSH Korea Ltd.

Nicole Noh Brand Champion Phone +82 2 2192 9500nicole.noh@dksh.com

DKSH Management Ltd.

Daniel Hollister

Manager, Group Communications Performance Materials

Phone +44 20 8879 5500daniel.hollister@dksh.com

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