DKSH has closed an agreement to acquire Aston Chemicals Ltd (“Aston Chemicals”), a specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor for the personal care industry, operating in the UK and Poland. Through this acquisition, DKSH Performance Materials expands its footprint in Europe, adding 38 specialists dedicated to the personal care industry in the UK and Poland, and gains additional formulation expertise to deliver more tailored, high-performance solutions to its customers.
DKSH已完成收购Aston Chemicals Ltd（“Aston Chemical”）的协议，该公司是个人护理行业的特种化学品和配料经销商，在英国和波兰运营。通过此次收购，DKSH高性能材料扩大了其在欧洲的业务版图，在英国和波兰增加了38名专门从事个人护理行业的专家，并获得了额外的配方专业知识，为客户提供更量身定制的高性能解决方案。
DKSH has announced today that it closed an agreement to acquire Aston Chemicals Ltd (“Aston Chemicals”), a specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with a leading market coverage of the personal care industry in the UK and Poland. This acquisition reinforces DKSH Performance Materials’ presence in key European markets while gaining valuable formulation know-how. The addition of the diversified, high-quality product portfolio will enable the combined business to accelerate growth by providing its customers with innovative solutions and new product opportunities for a wide range of personal care applications.
DKSH宣布已完成收购Aston Chemicals Ltd（“Aston Chemical”）的协议，该公司是一家特种化学品和配料分销商，在英国和波兰的个人护理行业拥有领先的市场覆盖率。此次收购加强了DKSH高性能材料在欧洲主要市场的影响力，同时获得了宝贵的配方技术。多元化、高质量产品组合的增加将使合并后的业务能够通过为客户提供创新的解决方案和广泛的个人护理应用的新产品机会来加速增长。
Aston Chemicals, headquartered near London and founded in 1990, is a leading pure play personal care ingredients distributor in the UK with a branch in Poland focusing on sun care, hair care, skin care, and color cosmetics, counting on a well-diversified large product offering. The highly experienced sales team of Aston Chemicals is supported by a dedicated formulation lab in the UK. Backed by 35 years in the UK and almost 20 years in Poland, Aston Chemicals combines longstanding market presence with specialized formulation know-how. The addition of a diversified, high-quality product range opens new opportunities across the personal care industry. Aston Chemicals generates annual net sales of around CHF 20 million1. DKSH will acquire the entire business and fully integrate the company into its existing operations.
阿斯顿化学公司总部位于伦敦附近，成立于1990年，是英国领先的纯个人护理成分分销商，在波兰设有分公司，专注于防晒、护发、护肤和彩妆，拥有多样化的大型产品。阿斯顿化学公司经验丰富的销售团队得到了英国专门配方实验室的支持。阿斯顿化学在英国拥有35年的经验，在波兰拥有近20年的经验。阿斯顿化学将长期的市场存在与专业配方知识相结合。多元化、高质量产品系列的增加为个人护理行业开辟了新的机遇。阿斯顿化学的年净销售额约为2000万瑞士法郎。DKSH将收购整个业务，并将公司完全整合到现有业务中。
Louis Moulin, CEO of Aston Chemicals, mentioned: “Joining DKSH is an exciting next chapter for Aston Chemicals and our team. We are proud of what we have built over the past decades and look forward to combining our expertise with DKSH’s global platform to drive future success together.”
阿斯顿化学首席执行官Louis Moulin提到：“加入DKSH是阿斯顿化学和我们团队激动人心的新一章。我们为过去几十年所取得的成就感到自豪，并期待将我们的专业知识与DKSH的全球平台相结合，共同推动未来的成功。”
Thomas Sul and Natale Capri, Co-Heads Business Unit Performance Materials at DKSH, jointly added: “The acquisition of Aston Chemicals significantly enhances our product offering and strengthens our technical and formulation expertise, supporting our continued growth in the UK and Poland. We are pleased to welcome the team and look forward to building long-term success together.”
大昌华嘉高性能材料业务部联席主管Thomas Sul和Natale Capri共同补充道：“收购阿斯顿化学显著提升了我们的产品线，加强了我们的技术和配方专长，支持我们在英国和波兰的持续增长。我们很高兴欢迎该团队，并期待共同取得长期成功。”
About DKSH:
关于大昌华嘉
DKSH provides innovative materials for customers globally in the following areas: artist and paintbrushes, technical industry, building and construction engineering, household and personal care, Do-it-yourself.
大昌华嘉在以下领域为全球客户提供创新材料：艺术刷和画笔、技术行业、建筑和建筑工程、家庭和个人护理、DIY。
DKSH’s innovative brush portfolio includes:
Bristle: natural, synthetic, mixtures.
Hair: horse hair, cattle tail hair, goat hair, fine hair.
Vegetable Fibres: arenga, coco, tampico.
大昌华嘉的创新刷系列包括：
刚毛：天然、合成、混合物。
刷发：马毛、牛尾毛、山羊毛、细毛。
植物纤维：魔芋、椰子、坦皮科。
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