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Press Releases | Jun 10, 2020

New BYK website: faster, better, more attractive

Customers of the specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK have cause for celebration: At the beginning of June, the even more informative, more modern, and more service-oriented website went live.

Press Releases | May 29, 2020

Change at the top of ALTANA’s Supervisory Board

Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber new Chairman

News | May 20, 2020

Customer information on COVID-19 (May 20, 2020)

Health, supply reliability, closeness to customers

Press Releases | May 14, 2020

Dr. Tammo Boinowitz Future President of ALTANA’s BYK Division

Dr. Tammo Boinowitz (53) will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH based in Wesel as of January 1, 2021. After a two-month training and transitional phase, he will also become the President of BYK, the largest division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA.

News | Apr 7, 2020

For disinfectants: BYK rheology additives offer solutions for thickening alcohol and water mixtures

Disinfectants are in demand like never before. But BYK offers additives for thickening alcohol and water mixtures based on ethanol or isopropanol...

News | Mar 27, 2020

Grand opening ceremony at the BYK location Gonzales

BYK inaugurated its newest production and research facility in Gonzales, Texas in February.

Press Releases | Mar 20, 2020

2019 Results: ALTANA Holds Its Ground in a Challenging Environment and Sets the Course for Further Growth

Sales of € 2,249 million, nearly 3 percent below the strong level of the previous year

News | Mar 10, 2020

Information on the coronavirus (March 10, 2020)

Top priority for employee health and supply reliability

Press Releases | Mar 9, 2020

ALTANA CO2 Neutral by 2025

By 2025 the specialty chemicals group will reduce its CO2 impact from production and energy

Press Releases | Dec 20, 2019

ALTANA Acquires Overprint Varnish Specialist Schmid Rhyner AG

Strategic expansion of ALTANA’s ACTEGA division

Press Releases | Nov 19, 2019

BYK presents the art of adhesive bonding

BYK not only supports students interested in STEM, but also promotes advanced training for chemistry teachers at high schools.

Press Releases | Nov 12, 2019

BYK wins prestigious Henkel Supplier Award in the Innovation category

BYK, a leading global supplier of additives and measuring instruments, was recently honored by Henkel Adhesive Technologies with their annual Supplier Award in the category “Innovation”.

Press Releases | Nov 7, 2019

Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Industry – powered by BYK

BYK, one of the world’s leading suppliers of additives and measuring instruments, is a key sponsor and co-organizer with the Royal Society of Chemistry of the one-day Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Industry workshop.

Press Releases | Oct 31, 2019

Wireless, Open, and Interactive: ALTANA and BYK Employees Move into Digital Work Environment

New building inaugurated for around 140 IT and digitalization employees

Press Releases | Oct 10, 2019

K 2019: BYK Presents Innovative Functional Filler for Compounds

With its latest innovation for thermoplastics, BYK contributes to serve the growing demand for sustainable solutions and enabling developments related to the needs of the automobile industry for lightweight construction.

Press Releases | Oct 9, 2019

Changes in the management of ALTANA’s BYK division

Dr. Stephan Glander, President of ALTANA’s BYK division, is leaving the company by mutual agreement in order to take up new challenges outside the ALTANA Group. For the next months, he will support the ALTANA Management Board in a strategic consulting role. ALTANA Management Board member Dr. Christoph Schlünken will take over the divisional management of BYK and all related functions ad interim with immediate effect until a successor for this position is found.

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