DKSH and Stepan have signed an agreement under which DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor, provides sales, marketing, logistics, and distribution services to Stepan in South and Western India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

The regional contract was signed in March 2012 at Stepan's Asian headquarters in Singapore, further strengthening the regional partnership.

Under the arrangement, DKSH will distribute Stepan's high performance surfactants and foam boosters for consumer and household care products, which are used in fabric softeners, household cleaners, industrial and institutional care, among others.