Our history: almost 150 years in Asia

In the 1860s, three Swiss entrepreneurs sailed east to Asia. Independently and within a few years of each other, Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm set off for Singapore, Eduard Anton Keller for the Philippines, and Hermann Siber for Yokohama. Over the years, they established flourishing trading houses, which over decades evolved into major players in South East Asia, China the eastern Asian Pacific region, and Japan. Having mastered the challenges of the 19th and 20th centuries, fourth-generation representatives of the Diethelm Group and the Keller Group formally joined forces in the year 2000. In 2002, Diethelm Keller Services Asia came together with SiberHegner to create a global marketing, sales, logistics and distribution company with a unique pan-Asian network: DKSH was born.

The traders each made their way to Taiwan in the 1950s and 1970s. In order to provide better services and strengthen our competitive advantage, Diethelm Keller (Taiwan), Edward Keller (Taiwan) and SiberHegner Taiwan were merged to form Diethelm Keller SiberHegner (DKSH) in 2003. DKSH provides a one-stop business solution for a wide range of industries and merchandise. In 2003 DKSH brought Taiwan an investment equivalent to NT$61 million, this increased to NT$80 million by 2005.

Today, DKSH is the world’s leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. We are a company with Swiss roots, doing business in and with Asia for almost 150 years. Since 2008, DKSH Taiwan has been the leader in Market Expansion Services in several core business sectors for the Taiwanese market. Our 1,000 staff are all dedicated professionals within their areas, operating from eight business locations in Taiwan.