Ask the expert - Can Coatings

175.300 it can be used up to 0.5% delivery form on total formulation. Migration needs to be checked in case BYK-313 or other silicones are used. With wax…

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BYK ebook - how to prevent floating

surrounding coating material. This color difference can also be measured (as ∆E) and used as a quality criterion. To avoid floating defects, we have to…

BYK - modern polymerization methods

copolymers). Examples for modifying the fine structure of block copolymers when using controlled polymerization technology (CPT) The knowledge about…

Ask the expert - General Industrial Coatings

interacts with the surface treatment. If different grades / producers are used we recommend to use titanium dioxide with similar treatment for one coating.…

BYK at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2025

End Use Specialist Architectural Coatings Add to calendar March 25, 2025 Simply change: Create PFAS-free solutions Tanja Berning & Thomas Czeczatka - End Use…

PTFE-free wax additives for scratch-free surfaces

TS Special Coatings Liquid Brigitte Weber Head of Global End Use Special Coatings Why is PTFE used in coatings applications? Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a…

BYK supports your major plus in raw material recovery

high-grade applications for the used plastics. Thus, for example, RECYCLOBYK 4372 improves the recycling of HDPE material that can be used, for example, in…

Water-repellent textile finishing without PFAS and silicones

centuries due to their remarkable properties. As early as ancient Egypt, waxes were used in the mummification process to slow down biological decay, taking…

I am looking for a rheology additive for water-based anti corrosive primer / direct to metal coating. Could you advise…

For DTM coatings, often an acrylic dispersions are used. All of our RHEOBYK types are possible to use in acrylics and they do not increase water sensitivity.…

RECYCLOBYK 4370

high-quality new applications of used plastics instead of reducing the value of raw materials in downcycling. The formulations can be used to recycle HDPE, PP,…

RECYCLOBYK 4379

high-quality new applications of used plastics instead of reducing the value of raw materials in downcycling. The formulations can be used to recycle HDPE, PP,…