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BYK

  • BYK Opens
    New Site in Shanghai

  • The New Brochure:
    BYK Additives for
    Aqueous Coating Systems

  • BYK wins
    prestigious Axalta award
    "Supplier of the Year 2018"

  • BYK reveals the excellent
    properties of surface additives!

BYK Additives & Instruments is one of the world’s leading suppliers in the additives and instruments sector.

Additives

  • Additives

BYK additives are innovative, chemical additives which protect, refine or simplify the manufacturing process of your product surfaces.
Discover more about fields of application and product groups. Find comprehensive information about the BYK additive product portfolio with a number of datasheets as well as sample orders on all product pages. more

Instruments

  • Instruments

BYK testing and measuring instruments effectively assess the quality of the color, gloss and appearance, as well as the physical properties of surfaces.
Discover the quality and physical properties of your coating, plastic and paper surfaces. Find innovative system solutions for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties. more

Regulatory Affairs

Would you like more detailed information about our additives? Here you will find datasheets and contacts on the topics of GHS, REACH, food contact legal status, Ecolabels, etc. more

NEW micro-gloss

Intelligent gloss measurement with smart communication

  • Unsurpassed technical performance
  • New brilliant color display
  • New smart communication with smart-chart software
  • micro-gloss XS with ultra-small port (2x4mm)

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Ask the Expert

We accept your technical challenge! Ask our Technical Service experts your questions concerning BYK additives and their applications. more

New BYK-Gardner Catalog

New color, appearance and physical test products, new application stories, new free services and new practical tips. Order your new catalog here.

Additive Guide App

Discover additive know-how. All product information and datasheet downloads in the free-of-charge app - also offline. more

Product videos

Discover more detail about the BYK measuring devices in our product videos. Short, animated tutorials show you how to simply operate devices and system solutions from BYK-Gardner. more