BYK history - 1980

the "Annual General Meeting Asia" 1984 1980 At home in Asia On January 1, 1980, BYK opens an office in Osaka, Japan, thus establishing its first branch in Asia.…

BYK history - 1975

BYK has been producing plastic additives since the mid-1970s 1975 Bringing together the A and O: entering the plastics market In 1975, BYK adds the first PVC…

BYK history - 1999

and technology Souvenir book for the marketing meeting On September 13, 1999, BYK's largest event to date begins: the global Marketing Meeting under the motto…

BYK history - 1976

of the new laboratory Exterior view of the building Wesel Signposts In 1976, BYK inaugurates a new research and development center. The team is still small by …

BYK history - 1991

1991 BYK Netherlands With the acquisition of the Dutch company CERA Chemie in 1991, BYK [...] There, wax is pulverized into particles just a few micrometers in…

BYK history - 1981

The Gonzales site today 1981 BYK USA Wallingford in the state of Connecticut is a picturesque community with [...] started very modestly in the mid-1960s: with…

BYK history - 1984

1984 DISPERBYK "made our dreams come true" Shipment of sample bottles from BYK, mid-1980s Impressions from the laboratory BYK launches the new paint additive…

BYK history - turn of the millennium

2007 as the central European chemicals regulation, the topic had long been on BYK's agenda. Long before the new regulation was adopted, BYK employees took…

BYK history - 2012-2019

2012-2019 Work 4.0 Parallel to global growth, BYK invests in its main site – and develops Wesel into a campus. In 2012, the modern [...] oases of tranquility…

BYK history - 2007

the responsible use of resources have long played a central role for ALTANA and BYK - in a comprehensive sense with regard to raw materials, manufacturing…

BYK history - 2012

BYK employees hold up letters spelling the motto "Share the Spirit" 2012 50 years [...] Marketing & Sales Meeting to which BYK invited its guests in May 2012.…

BYK history - 2001-2010

ALTANA AG building 2001-2010 Additives & Instruments BYK is part of an international family of companies. The parent company ALTANA merges [...] administration…