BYK history - 1986

expert discussions. The BYK branches are picking up on the idea and inviting customers to lecture events on site. From the end of the 1980s, BYK itself is…

BYK history - 1980

home in Asia On January 1, 1980, BYK opens an office in Osaka, Japan, thus establishing its first branch in Asia. Although BYK has been exporting additives to…

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 - 1962

on. At the beginning of the 1960s, BYK's production and laboratory are still housed in one building With the founding of BYK-Mallinckrodt Chemische…

BYK history - 1976

However, the new laboratory has space for 60 employees. Because BYK wants to grow. Dr. Klaus Oehmichen, BYK's managing director at the time, gives the research…

BYK history - 1873

Heinrich Byk takes the plunge into self-employment in Berlin: He registers his company in the commercial register under the number 7595 - thus founding today's…

BYK history - 1925

1925 Indispensable aid: Solactol From the mid-1920s, BYK launches finishing agents for paint production, including special plasticizers and the anti-settling…

BYK history - 1981

full of BYK samples. Yet by 1976, BYK USA achieves a record sales volume of 1.4 million US dollars with an extensive network of representatives. Today, BYK USA…

BYK history - 1984

"made our dreams come true" Shipment of sample bottles from BYK, mid-1980s Impressions from the laboratory BYK launches the new paint additive DISPERBYK-160 on…

BYK history - turn of the millennium

the defoamers BYK-022, BYK-023, BYK-024 and BYK-028 are the first to be converted to VOC-free quality. A highlight in terms of sustainability is BYK-C 8000:…

BYK history - 1992

Innovation for sustainability: BYK-346 It is one of the first additives for a new generation of more environmentally friendly paints: BYK-346 for water-based…

BYK history - 2007

for more environmentally friendly paint systems. In 2011, BYK sets new standards in climate protection: BYK becomes the first chemical company to draw up a…