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Get ready for the challenges of tomorrow's lab. Start the New Year with forward-thinking insights. On January 28 and 29, 2025, we will offer you exclusive knowledge on the formulation of 2-pack PUR and polyaspartic systems. BYK's technical experts will present the latest developments in the selection and application of wetting and dispersing additives, rheology additives, surface additives and defoamers. Learn more about the chemistry and working mechanism of these additives and take advantage of this opportunity to learn about modern test methods and new product developments that meet the latest regulatory requirements.

At the first Paint & Pintura Forum in Bogotá, Colombia, BYK was honored as the best additive supplier. The forum, organized by the trade magazine “Paint & Pintura”, took place at the end of November and brought together numerous experts and companies from the paint and coatings industry. The jury, consisting of technicians and purchasers from local companies, particularly appreciated BYK's close customer relations and excellent technical and commercial service.

BYK wins VCI special prize for digitalisation.

On 20 November, Anja Fisch, Natascha Sehrin and Jessica Datta received the VCI special award for digitalization in health promotion from Thomas Wessel, chairman of the management board of North Rhine-Westphalia Chemical Industry Association (VCI), in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. The reason for the award is the successful transformation of presence courses into digital health offers, which take into account the increasing mobile work and reach BYK colleagues all over Germany. This ensures that health and well-being will continue to play a central role at BYK in the future.

We are very pleased that our young colleague Phil Patrick Wahl has won this year's "Farbe und Lack Award". We owe this outstanding result to him and his topic of biocide- and VOC-free, non-dusting, flake-shaped polyurethane thickeners. Year after year, it is an extraordinary challenge to prevail against the strong competition of other authors. This year, the topic, the text and the author swung the pendulum in favor of BYK. Interested in these special products? Learn more about the new RHEOBYKs featured in the article: HEUR thickeners - RHEOBYK-7650, RHEOBYK-7670 and RHEOBYK-7690 – BYK

Come to European Coatings Show 2025 and discover how our additives can help you create a better future and increase your competitiveness!

Join us on a journey into the past. BYK and our innovations have been around for more than 150 years; we are proud of this. We have embarked on a journey into the past and come across many exciting stories, some of which also lead us into the future of additives.

November 28, 2024

30 minutes - online - free of charge - available in two different time zones - only in English

Create PFAS-free solutions thanks to innovative, more sustainable BYK additives

As of August 1, 2024, BYK has appointed Hecckem Kimyevi Mad. İth.İhr.A.Ş as an authorized distributor for the paint additives business in Azerbaijan. Hecckem previously served as a successful and reliable distributor for BYK in Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to providing high quality products and excellent service to our valued customers in this emerging region.

October 01, 2024

30 minutes - online - free of charge - available in two different time zones - only in English

September 18, 19 and 20, 2024

online - free of charge - only in English

Heike Buskies has taken over the management of the Global Business Line Plastics Additives at BYK. She joined the additives experts BYK in October 2012 when she left Evonik and started as Sales Manager Plastics Additives for Greater Europe. In July 2021, she took over responsibility for the Regional Business Line Plastics Additives for Greater Europe.

• BYK Additives on the road to PFAS-free product portfolio
• Last shipment of products containing PFAS by end of 2025
• Even today, percentage of additives containing PFAS minimal
• Considerable research efforts towards high-quality replacement of products containing PFAS

September 05, 2024

30 min - online - free - only in English

BYK Netherlands realised a brand-new set of solar panels on the roof of its site in Denekamp. This will be the second location – besides Deventer - that creates energy through a sustainable source in the Netherlands. The warehouse roof is stacked with 444 solar panels which generate approximately 145.000 kWh of green electricity annually. And that is by no means all: further sustainability projects are being planned at all three Dutch BYK locations.

Coupling agents increase the performance of composite materials