The specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK has brought Marcel Krohnen back on board after two and a half years as Head of its global Paint Additives business. At the beginning of the year, he took over from Dr. Stefan Mößmer, under […]
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BYK Netherlands invests in new plant for solvent based wax dispersions
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BYK Additives starts 2024 with a significant investment at the Deventer site in the Netherlands. On January 11, 2024, BYK Netherlands B.V. celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new factory in Deventer, the Netherlands. The new production […]
BYK Shanghai receives “Carbon Footprint Award”
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BYK Shanghai has received the “Carbon Footprint Award” commissioned under “Responsible Care® Initiative Award”. The prize was handed over at the sixth AICM Responsible Care® Award Ceremony in Chongqing in May in recognition of the company’s excellence in sustainability and […]
BYK honored as “Innovation Company of the Year” by Ringier
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very year, the “Ringier Technology Innovation Award” recognizes the most innovative products as well as the most innovative company of the year. On May 31 this year, BYK received the prestigious "Innovation Company of the Year" award in Shanghai in […]
Natural look, silky and matt surfaces thanks to bio-based, sustainable CERAFLOUR additives from BYK
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• 100% bio-based • Sustainable • Based on corn starch or rape seed For many years now, sustainability has been a key driver for BYK in its development of new additives. In addition to the obvious properties and effects of […]
New-style non-dusting associative thickeners from BYK
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Innovative solid, non-dusting flakes Biocide-free Presentation at the European Coatings Show 2023 Associative thickeners are typically offered as aqueous solutions and require the addition of a number of raw materials, including biocides that prevent microbial contamination. The case is different […]
BYK production expansion successfully completed in Shanghai
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. • Ceremonial opening took place on December 28, 2022 • Major step in BYK’s worldwide production strategy For BYK, a leading global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, the Shanghai integrated site is the second production facility in China following BYK […]
BYK with an eye on sustainability: new PTFE-free wax additives
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Classic PTFE-based wax additives possess special properties that other materials do not have – they offer outstanding scratch and abrasion resistance in a whole range of areas of application. For some time now, however, the use of PTFE has been […]
BYK-3568 brings greater individuality to the automotive industry
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. • Significant reduction of surface tension in liquid coatings • Increased surface energy in cured coatings • Improved wetting • Good leveling, greater surface slip Visually attractive, optimally protected, and outstanding to the touch – these are essential demands […]
CERAFLOUR 1001 and CERAFLOUR 1002: sustainability par excellence
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The subject of sustainability in product development has enjoyed a high status in almost all areas of the economy for several years. In addition to the product’s direct properties and effects, questions related to environmental impact, chemical basis and energy […]