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Color & Comfort— DIC is a fine chemicals company with a top share in printing inks, organic pigments and PPS compounds in the global market.
Established in 1908 as a manufacturer of printing inks, DIC has capitalized on its capabilities in organic pigments and synthetic resins to build a broad portfolio to markets such as Automotive, electronics, foods and housing. DIC operates in more than 60 countries and territories around the world today.
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Our ANZ Management Team
David Robins
Chief Operating Officer, Australia & New Zealand
David assumed the position of Chief Operations Officer for Australia and New Zealand in November 2024. He has been a committed member of DIC since 2005, beginning his tenure as the South Australian Branch Manager in 2007. From 2017 to 2018, he served as the ANZ Sheetfed Business Manager. Following this, he transitioned to a regional role in Thailand as the Flexo Sales and Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific, and since 2022, he has also held the role of Key Account Manager for AP.
With 34 years of experience in the printing industry, David has accumulated extensive knowledge and expertise across various printing technologies, including flexo, offset, gravure, screen, digital printing, and colour management. His comprehensive understanding of these technologies has enabled him to drive innovation and efficiency across multiple projects, earning him recognition as a leader in the field.
Steve Ilett
Head of Quality & Compliance / Business Manager Trading Division
Asit Shah
Financial Controller ANZ
Emrah Aydin
Business Director ANZ
Kate Scott
Head of Operations and Supply Chain
Scott Daniels
HSEQ Manager ANZ
Elton Gould
Technical Manager Australia
Mark Houchin
Head of Process Control & Business AnalyticsTHINK SAFE, WORK SAFE, HOME SAFE.
DIC is committed to the concept of sustainable development.
Our History
Our present day company in Australia and New Zealand has several different parental origins.
The main graphics products part of the company comes originally from the English company Coates Brothers, formed in the UK in 1877. In the late 80’s, this company, by now public, merged with the French company Lorilleux also started in the late 1800’s, and was purchased by the French oil company Total. In 2000 Total sold this business to Sun Chemical, a 100% owned subsidiary of DIC, the largest ink company in the world. Coates New Zealand was founded in 1948, and Coates Australia in 1949, and the names were changed from Coates to DIC Graphics in 2004.
In Australasia DIC already owned two other companies – DIC Colortron, a sheetfed – specific ink company started in 1984 (and purchased by DIC in 1999), and DIC International – a trading company that operated in NZ and Australia and primarily sells DIC and non- DIC products into the coatings industry.
On the 1st January 2007 all DIC subsidiaries in Australasia have been brought together as DIC Australia Pty Limited and DIC New Zealand Limited.
DIC Australia and New Zealand, being part of the largest ink group in the world, have a true global network covering market trends, product development and service-related initiatives. We actively participate in intercompany knowledge transfer and industry associations to retain our industry position as a driver of technology.