Fall 2012 (Issue # 67) Press for Conversion! 11 IDF.” The group’s coordinator, Wendela de Vries, says DSM does “not export from Holland to Israel directly, as far as we know,” because “military exports from the Netherlands to Israel are limited by human rights considera- tions.” A now-defunct DSM webpage, accessed by the group in 2006, said “Dyneema is also used in the armor sys- tems of the Patria and Hagglunds armored personnel carriers and vehi- cles in Israel.” The “In- ternet Archive” has 30 “snap- shots” of DSM’s website from be- tween 2003 and 2009. Each ver- sion contains the (now-missing) reference to DSM armour in Israel’s Patria and Hagg- lunds’ battle vehi- cles. Finland’s Patria is largely owned (73.2%) by the Finnish government, while EADS holds the re- maining shares. EADS is partly owned (22.46%) by Daimler. (See previous issue, pp.21-22.) Sweden’s Hagglunds is now owned by the UK’s BAE Sys- tems. (See previous issue, pp.8-9.) The IDF’s arsenal vehicles also includes the Hagglunds-made Band- vagn 206, a tracked, all-terrain, troop carrier. This may be the IDF vehicle that DSM said used Dyneema armour. References Our company www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/about/pages/Our_ company.jsp Annual Report 2010 www.annualreport2010.dsm.com/pages/Homepage.html “DSM in Life protection: Saving lives on the frontline,” January 21, 2012. www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/markets-products/ pages/life_protection.jsp “Stryker Combat Vehicle ,” March 25, 2010. www-qa.dyneema.com/en_US/public/dyneema/page/ Koninklijk oninklijk oninklijk oninklijk oninklijke DSM N.V DSM N.V DSM N.V DSM N.V DSM N.V. R oyal DSM is a diversified Dutch firm with assets of $14.5 billion (2010). Making everything from food, drugs and medi- cal devices, to auto parts, electronics and alternative energy technology, DSM also brags about making “life pro- tection” equipment. This turns out to refer to armour that protects weapons- wielding soldiers and combat vehicles. The armour in question is DSM’s “Dyneema.” This polyethylene product, “15 times stronger than qual- ity steel,” is “the world’s strongest fiber.” It is used in military “vests, in- serts, helmets, shields and vehicle armor” including “Stryker” combat vehicles. Made in London, Ontario, by General Dynamics Land Systems- Canada, “Strykers” are “the workhorse ...in the fight against terrorism,” par- ticularly the Iraq and Afghan wars. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has several “Strykers” for evaluation and, in 2004, the Jerusalem Post said it would buy hundreds more. Although this plan was later “put on hold,” it was resurrected in 2007. An image on the Militaryphotos.net website shows a “Stryker in service with the IDF paratroop brigade in the [Occupied] Territories (early 2006).” The use of DSM armour in other Israeli army vehicles was reported by the Dutch Campaign Against the Arms Trade in 2009 which said: “DSM ex- ports armour that ends up in armoured personnel carriers and vehicles for the newsitems/Stryker_combat_vehicle.htm “Arms transfers to Israel fuel conflict,” Press Release, Campagne tegen Wapenhandel and Vredesactie, January 14, 2009. www.actionpourlapaix.be/print.php?page=586, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Email correspondence (October 6, 2011) be- tween Wendela de Vries, coordinator, Campagne tegen Wapenhandel, and Richard Sanders, Co- ordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade. 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Canada P Canada P Canada P Canada P Canada Pension Plan ension Plan ension Plan ension Plan ension Plan Inv Inv Inv Inv Investment estment estment estment estments 20 20 20 20 2012 shar 12 shar 12 shar 12 shar 12 shares es es es es=$46 $46 $46 $46 $46 million million million million million (Dir (Dir (Dir (Dir (Direct & indir ect & indir ect & indir ect & indir ect & indirect inv ect inv ect inv ect inv ect investment estment estment estment estments) s) s) s) s) 20 20 20 20 2011 shar 1 shar 1 shar 1 shar 1 shares es es es es=$7 $7 $7 $7 $7 million million million million million (Dir (Dir (Dir (Dir (Direct inv ect inv ect inv ect inv ect investment estment estment estment estments only) s only) s only) s only) s only) DSM Dyneema www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/about/pages/dsm_ dyneema.jsp Life Protection www.dyneema.com/en_US/public/dyneema/page/seg- ment/LifeProtection.jsp Arieh O’Sullivan, “IDF plans to buy Stryker APC,” Jerusalem Post, February 3, 2004. www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-90557174.html Arieh O’Sullivan, “Stryker APC deal tabled for two years,” Jerusalem Post, July 19, 2004. web.archive.org/web/20040722212207/http://www. jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ ShowFull&cid=1090208251924 Yaakov Katz, “IDF chief presents budget and procurement plan,” September 3, 2007. www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=74096 “IDF Stryker ???”, March 1, 2007. www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php? 106301-IDF-Stryker DSM Dyneema introduces Dyneema® BT10 www.dyneema.com/en_US/public/dyneema/page/news items/DSM_Dyneema_introduces_Dyneema_ BT10.htm Bandvagn 206 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206