EoW November 2007

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Construction begins on DSM’s China campus

Construction has begun of the DSM China Campus in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in the Pudong new area of Shanghai (PRC). The campus will comprise both Shanghai offices of the DSM (China) Ltd Holding and several business groups and the R&D labs of DSM in China. The DSM China Campus will house about 600 people and, as well as being the headquarters of DSM China, it will be company’s biggest and most important research facility outside Europe and the USA. During the groundbreaking ceremony, Jan Zuidam, deputy chairman of DSM’s managing board of directors, said: “China is important for all three drivers of DSM’s strategy Vision 2010 – Building on Strengths: market-driven growth and innovation, increased presence in emerging economies and operational excellence. “The ground-breaking ceremony is a major milestone for us in China. The DSM China Campus will act not only as the headquarters of DSM in China, but also as the new incubator of our innovation competences.” In its design and execution, the DSM China Campus will aim to achieve ‘Gold’ certification within the LEED programme. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. “DSM takes sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship very seriously,” said Weiming Jiang, president of DSM (China) Ltd. “For the third consecutive year we have been elected the most sustainable chemical company worldwide in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. “Therefore it was only logical that we would go for a ‘green’ design for our new DSM China Campus. “

An artist’s impression of the new DSM campus in Shanghai ▲

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EuroWire – November 2007