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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

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 an exciting innovation journey. 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