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DSM Desotech has relocated from Gonglu to Xinghou m m

DSM celebrates China production facility

DSM Desotech’s opening celebration for DDSC was held in Xinghou on 12 th June, in an on-site ceremony which included plant tours and a press conference. In addition to UV ink production, the DDSC facility houses a quality control laboratory, warehouse, and technical service lab.

“DDSC will not only be a ‘Bright Star’ for China, but it will also benefit DSM Desotech’s customers around the globe as strong demand for FTTx projects increase.” He continues, “This facility will operate as a critical and integral part of DSM Desotech’s global operation serving today’s UV-curable fibre optics materials market. "We envision significant advantages in manuacturing flexibility with an expansion of our local technical support foot-print, backed by the best, leading-edge research and technology development available in the market.”

DSM Desotech, a developer of UV-curable fibre optic materials, has announced the opening of its newly expanded Chinese ink manufacturing facility, DSM Desotech Speciality Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd (DDSC). The ISO-9001 certified operation has relocated from Gonglu to Xinghou, China into a new facility that has doubled in size. “We have enlarged our existing oper- ation in light of healthy industry conditions within China and antici- pation of future expansion,” says DSM Desotech vice president of fibre optic materials, Rob Crowell.

DSM Desotech Inc – USA Fax : +1 847 468 7795

Email : info.desotech@dsm.com Website : www.dsmdesotech.com

DSM Desotech – China Fax : +86 21 6141 7008 Email : weber.lin@dsm.com

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