DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading Market Expansion Services provider and distributor of brush and paint brush filaments, and SCM, have signed an exclusive agreement for DKSH to supply, market and distribute SCM’s filament mixing machines in Europe, North and South America, China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

SCM specializes in producing innovative machines for the mixing of both natural and/or synthetic filaments used to produce brushes. The agreement covers SCM’s entire machine line, including future products created from customer-specific product development. SCM has chosen to work with DKSH for its first-class reputation in providing integrated and tailored Market Expansion Services along the entire value chain as well as for its comprehensive network and strong customer base in the brush and paint brush industry worldwide.

Fabio Civiero, Chairman of SCM, commented: “Our partnership with DKSH represents an exciting new chapter for SCM. Our custom manufacturing capabilities combined with DKSH’s industry knowledge and contacts will undoubtedly result in many new success stories.”

Reinhold Hoerz, Senior Sales Manager, Brush Industry at DKSH added: “We are very pleased that SCM has chosen DKSH as their Market Expansion Services partner for their innovative mixing machines. We look forward to introducing their products to our extensive customer base and to developing a successful long-term partnership.”

SCM is an innovative manufacturer of filament mixing machines, located in Scorzè, Italy. They specialize in producing innovative mixing machines for the mixing of both natural and/or synthetic filaments used to produce brushes by the brush and paint brush industries. Their machines offers unique properties to the manufacturers of brushes and paint brushes, such as: smallest use of space in their production facility, highest output of mixing per hour and lowest waste during mixing process. Additionally, SCM’s machine offers an unbeatable value for money.

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 770 business locations in 36 countries – 740 of them in Asia – and 28,300 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 10.1 billion in 2015. 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 26 innovation centers located worldwide. With 100 business locations in 30 countries and around 970 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 782.5 million in 2015.

For further information please contact:

Rahel Hauser

Brand and Communication Champion

Phone +41 44 386 7245

Daniel Hollister

Manager, Group Communications

Performance Materials

Phone +44 20 8879 5513