DSM N.V.

The international chemicals and materials group DSM I N.V. of The Netherlands has sold to British Vita PLC, Manchester, U.K., the trade and assets of its U.K. subsidiary JGP Ltd., Washington Tyne & Wear, U.K. JGP compounds the plastic ABS for the electrical and automotive industries. The deal between British Vita and DSM includes a long-term supply contract for ABS resin. JGP, a subsidiary of the DSM business group DSM Performance Polymers, has 50 employees. DSM also opened a sales office, DSM Turkey, in Istanbul.