DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals , Ltd. celebrates opening

Ink World, March, 2005

DSM Desotech has opened DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd. (DDSC). The new plant is Desotech's fourth manufacturing facility to date, now producing Cablelite fiber optic inks for the Asia-Pacific region. Desotech's other plant locations include Hock van Holland, the Netherlands; Stanley, NC; and Tsukuba, Japan. The Tsukuba plant is part of Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd., a joint venture between DSM and JSR.

According to Weber Lin, DSM Desotech sales director-Asia, the formation of DDSC came in direct response to significant growth in the Asian optical fiber and cable market over the past several years.

Production equipment, manufacturing processes and quality control measures at DDCS have been carefully engineered to the same stringent standards as those of Desotech's other ink manufacturing facility in Stanley, NC.