뉴스

BYK, a global specialty chemicals company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Schmidt as its new CTO and Global Head of Research and Development. Dr. Michael Schmidt brings with him an impressive international career in Asia and extensive experience in research and development, in production and engineering, and in various commercial functions.

BYK, one of the leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals, will be present with a large booth in hall 3A at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2025, which takes place from March 25 to 27, 2025. BYK will be showcasing its latest innovations and developments, focusing on three main themes: sustainability, additive solutions for formulating PFAS-free systems, and reduction of product testing and product development times. These topics reflect BYK’s commitment to developing sustainable solutions and actively shaping the future of the coatings, printing inks, and adhesives industry.

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

BYK는 2025년 뉘른베르크에서 열리는 European Coatings Show에서 만날 수 있습니다. 2025년 3월 25-27일, ECS에서 BYK를 방문하세요.

과거로의 여정에 함께하세요. BYK와 우리의 혁신은 150년 이상 이어져왔습니다. 우리는 이 점을 자랑스럽게 생각하며, 과거를 돌아보는 여정에서 여러 흥미로운 이야기를 발견했습니다. 이 이야기들은 미래의 첨가제 개발로도 이어집니다.

November 28, 2024

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

혁신적이고 더 지속 가능한 BYK 첨가제를 통해 PFAS-free 솔루션을 만드세요.

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.

• PFAS 프리 제품으로 가는 길목에 있는 BYK 첨가제
• PFAS 함유제품 2025년말까지 최종 출하
• 현재까지도 PFAS minimal을 포함하는 첨가제의 비율
• PFAS 함유 제품의 고품질 대체를 위한 상당한 연구 노력

September 05, 2024

30 min - online - free - only in English