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A farewell forever: PFAS-free products for the coatings worl...

There is currently much discussion about the use of raw materials containing PFAS in coating systems and their possib ...

Byk ends production of PFAS-containing additives

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Byk Additives is on the way to a PFAS-free product portfolio and has set itself the goal of delivering the last PFAS- ...

Dr. Jörg Krames as new President and CEO for Byk-Gardner app...

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The globally active measuring instrument manufacturer Byk-Gardner, headquartered in Geretsried, Upper Bavaria, has a ...

Byk builds innovation complex at Wesel site

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Byk’s new complex is supposed to provide modern end-use laboratories and event rooms.

Speciality chemicals group Altana strengthens business through acquisitions.

2023: Altana records 9 per cent decline in sales

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Altana recorded a 9% decline in sales to EUR 2,742 million in the 2023 financial year compared to the strong previous ...

Byk: new head of global paint additives business

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Specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk is bringing Marcel Krohnen back after two and a half years as head of the global ...

Byk Netherlands invests in new plant for solvent-based wax d...

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Byk is investing a double-digit million euro sum in the new production plant in the Netherlands.

Change in management at Altana’s Byk division

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Dr. Jörg Hinnerwisch, so far Chief Technology Officer at BYK, assumes the role of Division President and joins Altana’s Executive Management Team.

Fire at Byk-Chemie in Kempen extinguished

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At 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, 27 August 2023, an explosion occurred in a tank farm at the Kempen, Germany, plant of BYK-Che ...

Good infrastructure, workforce and access to the global sup...

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Byk officially opened its second manufacturing facility in China, expanding existing premises with laboratories and a ...

An aerial view of the Byk site in Shanghai.

Byk production expansion successfully completed in Shanghai

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Following Byk Tongling, the integrated site in Shanghai is now Byk’s second production plant in China. The comp ...

Krahn Hellas signs distribution agreement with Byk

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Krahn Hellas, the Greek subsidiary of Germany-based Krahn Chemie Group, expands its distribution portfolio with the a ...

Altana opens new digital Byk laboratory

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Altana’s Byk business unit wants to set new standards in specialty chemicals at its Wesel (Germany) site with a ...

New video about additives for UV-curing wood coatings

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In the monthly webcast European Coatings Live, Selma Öru from Byk Chemie explains how novel we ...

Altana expands additive business through acquisition of Dutc...

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Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.

Coatings additive prevents foaming in aqueous systems

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A new polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer prevents foaming in aqueous systems.

Wetting and dispersing additive stabilises inorganic and org...

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A new high molecular-weight wetting and dispersing additive covers a broad application spectru ...

Testing: The view on transmission, haze and clarity

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Byk-Gardner is introducing a new haze meter to simultaneously measure total transmission, haze ...