Company Summary: DSM-Firmenich is a leading innovator in nutrition, health, and beauty, formed from the merger of Netherlands-based DSM N.V. and Swiss-based Firmenich SA in May 2023. The company combines over a century of heritage in science and sustainable solutions, with a strong commitment to purpose-led science and continuous evolution. DSM-Firmenich aims to bring progress to life by transforming the way the world produces, consumes, and lives, focusing on sustainability across its value chain. They have a global presence with key production and development sites worldwide, including the world’s largest production facility for vitamin E in Sisseln, Switzerland.
Main Markets: DSM-Firmenich serves a vast array of global markets, categorized into four main business units:
- Perfumery & Beauty: Including fine fragrance, consumer brands, skin care, hair and scalp care, and suncare.
- Taste, Texture & Health: Covering dairy, beverage, savory, bakery, bars & confectionery, plant-based foods, pet food, and processing ingredients.
- Health, Nutrition & Care: Focusing on dietary supplements, early life nutrition, medical nutrition, nutrition improvement, and pharma solutions. This also includes a consumer health division, i-Health, Inc., which develops branded products for vaginal & urinary health, gut & immunity, hormonal health, and digestive health.
- Animal Nutrition & Health: Providing solutions for animal health and performance, including vitamins, premixes, carotenoids, enzymes, and mycotoxin deactivators.
Main Product Categories & Descriptions: DSM-Firmenich offers a comprehensive portfolio of ingredients and solutions, combining expertise in nutrition, health, and scent:
- Vitamins: High-quality vitamins (e.g., Vitamin E, Vitamin D3) for animal nutrition, human health (e.g., pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements), and cosmetics, essential for healthy growth, development, and overall well-being.
- Perfumery Ingredients & Fragrances: A wide range of molecules, natural extracts, and bases (e.g., floral, woody, balsamic, gourmand notes) used to create fine fragrances and scents for consumer products. They also offer sustainable fragrances and fragrance innovation services.
- Flavor & Taste Solutions: Ingredients and technologies that enhance taste, texture, and sensory experiences in food and beverages, including flavorings for dairy, savory, bakery, and plant-based applications. They also offer taste and sensory services.
- Nutritional Lipids & Nutraceuticals: Essential fatty acids (e.g., algal omega-3 from DHAgold™ for poultry, swine, and aqua) and other bioactive compounds for dietary supplements, infant nutrition, and functional foods, supporting various health benefits.
- Hydrocolloids & Texturants: Ingredients that provide desired texture and stability in food and beverage products.
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) & Excipients: High-quality active ingredients and functional excipients (e.g., specialty excipients for formulation protection) for pharmaceutical products, ensuring drug efficacy and stability.
- Beauty & Personal Care Ingredients: A range of products including emulsifiers (e.g., AMPHISOL®), organic extracts (e.g., ALPAFLOR®), peptides (e.g., SYN®-Peptides), polymers (e.g., TILAMAR®), sensory modifiers (e.g., VALVANCE®), bioactives, and sun care ingredients (e.g., PARSOL®) used in skin care, hair care, and sun protection products.
- Feed Enzymes: Enzymes (e.g., Balancius®) that unlock nutrient potential in animal feed, improving digestibility and performance of livestock.
- Mycotoxin Deactivators & Eubiotics: Solutions to manage mycotoxin risks (e.g., BIOMIN® CleanFeed) and promote a healthy gut microflora balance (e.g., CRINA®, CYLACTIN®) in animals, supporting feed quality and animal health.
- Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs): Complex carbohydrates used in early life nutrition to support infant gut health and immunity.
