I would like to achieve best anti-settling and anti-syneresis properties for a new matt aqueous furniture coating I am…

create excellent anti-settling properties and improved storage stability. Additionally, LAPONITE-S 482 and LAPONITE-RD show strong synergistic effects with…

BYK appoints Krahn Chemie as distributor for personal care products in Poland

1, 2026, BYK will expand its successful collaboration with Krahn to include additives for the personal care market in Poland. Krahn has been a valued partner in…

Coil Coatings

and abrasion resistance, and also enhanced easy to clean properties. With BYK additives, these properties can be achieved in all coil coating application areas.

Regulatory affairs - BRIEF

Our BRIEF documents, a series of concise documents for the products in the additive guide, were introduced some years ago. In that period, they elicited keen…

BYK account features

from the lists. Save filters Find the fitting solution faster by saving your Additive Guide filters and reusing them at any time. Manage addresses Manage up to…

I am working on a cementitous self levelling formulation with improved flow properties. I need a spontaneous defoamer…

very compatible in various mineral binder systems. Even at low dosages, the additives show a consistent, good defoaming effect over a long period of time with…

I am using organic thickeners to enhance anti-sag properties of my cementitious construction products. However, at lower…

cementitious products. You may need to lower the overall amount of your organic additive by partial substitution with OPTIBENT. In this case we would recommend…

Tree-planting campaign: BYK in Kempen donates 50 trees

Association . With its call-up, the association was able to organize 1,500 additional trees for Kempen. The trees will be planted in the fall to ensure they…

Driving innovation together: BYK and Bjørn Thorsen are scaling up their partnership in Finland and the Baltic region.

with access to technical expertise, first-class service, and high-performance additive. This will support the region's ongoing transformation and long-term…

Thorsten Kröller to Become President of ALTANA’s ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019

September 26, 2018 – Thorsten Kröller, currently Head of the Business Line Plastics Additives at the BYK Division, will assume the leadership of the ACTEGA…

Regulatory affairs

and their use. Food Contact: EU / FDA Status An overview on the status of our additives in regard to food legislation can be found here. K-REACH The “Act of…

How can I improve the defoaming and flowability properties of my 3K epoxy grouting formulation?

BYK-S 732 as defoamer. BYK-9076 or BYK-W 996 would be recommended as wetting additive which furthermore will improve the flow properties of the system. Applied…