Additives for Powder Coatings

systems. They are 100 % solid and they contain no harmful VOC´s. BYK offers a wide range of additives for powder coatings that improve leveling, prevent…

BYK history - 2001-2010

created ALTANA Chemie AG in 2002. Soon afterwards, ALTANA's management makes a radical decision: In 2006, the company divests itself of the…

BYK history - 1981

The Gonzales site today 1981 BYK USA Wallingford in the state of Connecticut is a picturesque community with typical New England charm. This is where BYK USA…

New production site Shanghai with 2000 square meters of solar panels

of BYK = 150 years of focus on innovation: We start our anniversary year with a success story in terms of sustainability. Our BYK production site in Shanghai…

BYK - leveling and surface flow control

can occur. The coating exhibiting non-optimal flow will show varying degrees of a defect called “orange peel”. Air draft sensitivity Depending on the drying …

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PTFE-free wax additives for scratch-free surfaces

abrasion resistance in coil coatings is the Taber test (Figure 5). For this test, a test panel, approximately 100 mm in a square or round form, is mounted to a …

BYK WEBseminar: Improve your floors - The right formulations for floor coatings

content presented? At the conclusion of the program, all participants will receive a link to download presentations. When will I receive my certificate of…

BYK WEBseminar: Advanced heat stabilization of polyamide

in two different time zones - in English only REGISTER HERE While there is a large family of polyamide materials that can be used in a broad range of…

Ask the expert - General Industrial Coatings

a high viscosity in the low shear range it can show a negative effect on the leveling [...] . I have a cratering problem in my aqueous coating with a…

Ask the expert - Coil Coatings

storage the samples should be applied again the same way as done before storage. A well dispersed and stabilized samples should have a delta E below 0.5 and a…

Ask the expert - Can Coatings

highest hardness and lowest coefficient of friction values it is advised to use a combination of low melting wax such as carnauba or microcrystalline and a …