We would like to increase the hydrophilicity on the surface of our water based exterior paint system to get an easy to…

BYK-3566 is a surface-active additive to improve the leveling and increasing the surface energy. Due to the special modification, the integrated hydrophilic…

What is your recommendation for clear coats?

coats are sensitive regarding clarity / transparency. Therefore, silica carrier additives shouldn´t be used. We have a range of solid additves without silica…

We need better wetting properties on oily surfaces with our water based paint system.

BYK-3450 and BYK-3451 are very small and mobile silicone surfactant additives. They provide a significant reduction in surface tension, whereby the wetting…

BYK history - 1962

new era begins in 1962: the concentration on paint auxiliaries – the term "additives" only becomes established later on. At the beginning of the 1960s, BYK's…

BYK history - 1976

products developed after 1975, including not only paint additives but increasingly also plastic additives. The mandate from back then still applies today. BYK…

CERAFAK 140 N

is BYK's product range of wax dispersions in non-polar organic solvents Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to…

We would like to formulate a water-based pigment concentrate series based on a wide variety of inorganic and organic…

DISPERBYK-2015 is a broadly applicable VOC-free wetting and dispersing additive for water-based pigment concentrates and coating systems. It achieves superb sta

GELWHITE-H

High-purity rheology additive based on carefully selected natural bentonite, for use in personal care applications as a thixotropic gelling agent in aqueous…

World debut: BYK develops the first coupling agent for carbon fibers

Improves flexible and transverse tensile strength by up to 70 percent Liquid additive, easy to incorporate Wesel, February 21, 2018 – BYK-C 8013 is a…

CERAFAK 106

is BYK's product range of wax dispersions in non-polar organic solvents Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to…

I have formulated a matt solvent-borne 2-pack polyurethane system by applying an untreated silica based matting agent to…

BYK-320 and BYK-323 are less active silicone surface additives which equilibrate the surface tension differences within the coating during solvent evaporation…

Can Coatings

very good leveling are decisive characteristics for can coatings. BYK offers additives which are suitable for food contact applications according to certain…