EXHIBIT 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF DIONEX CORPORATION The following table sets forth the names of the subsidiaries of the Registrant, the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each, and the names under which subsidiaries do business as of June 30, 2002. State or other Jurisdiction of Name under which incorporation or subsidiary does Name of Subsidiary organization business - ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- Dionex (U.K.) Limited England Dionex (U.K.) Ltd. Dionex GmbH Federal Republic Dionex GmbH of Germany Dionex S.r.l. Italy Dionex S.r.l Dionex S.A. France Dionex S.A. Dionex Export Corporation U.S. Virgin Islands Dionex Export Corporation Dionex Canada Ltd./Ltee. Canada Dionex Canada Ltd./Ltee Dionex B.V. The Netherlands Dionex B.V. Nippon Dionex K.K. Japan Nippon Dionex K.K. Dionex N.V. Belgium Dionex N.V. Dionex (Switzerland) AG Switzerland Dionex(Switzerland) AG Dionex Austria GmbH Austria Dionex Austria GmbH Dionex Softron GmbH Germany Dionex Softron GmbH Dionex Holding GmbH Germany Dionex Holding GmbH LC Packings Nederlands B.V. Netherland LC Packings Nederlands B.V. LC Packings (U.S.A.) Inc. United States of LC Packings (U.S.A.) America Inc. Dionex Denmark A/S Denmark Dionex Denmark A/S Dionex China Ltd. China Dionex China Ltd.